First of all - you lucky bastard!
Surf Forecast (other than getting in your car and driving)
www.surfshot.com/
Tip: North of Del Mar to Oceanside and further north...plenty of spots to be found if you want to avoid crowd surfing on the more famous breaks such as Blacks, La Jolla etc
Living
Depends on how far you want to drive to school, I assume you are going for school...I lived in Carlsbad 5 miles from the beach...either way you live you will be close to lots of beach break.
Check the following sites (also good for finding used surfboards):
sandiego.craigslist.org/
sandiego.apartments.com/
Surf Boards
For ding repair, go see Joe Roper:
www.joeroper.com/ there is another shop in Carlsbad that is good, they teach shaping/repairing but I don't have that link at work...
Custom Boards:
www.bessellsurf.com/
