Surf Spots in California

Surf City USA; WSL events, year-round peaks either side of the pier.

WSL CT venue; long high-performance cobblestone A-frames at San Mateo Creek.

Original First-Point Malibu; world-famous right cobblestone point.

Iconic big-wave reef off Pillar Point; only ridden by big-wave specialists.

Queen of the Coast — world-famous cobblestone right point on the SB/Ventura line.

Cliff-top right point at Lighthouse; year-round, holds size, packed.

World-famous bodysurf wedge against jetty; serious consequence wave.

Heavy SF beach break; cold, fast, currenty — surf-trip rite of passage.

Long peeling right reef-point east of Santa Cruz; multiple peaks.

Mellow cobblestone point; classic California longboard culture.

Long-running right reef-point in Encinitas; classic California longboard wave.

Sand-bottom canyon focus; biggest beach break in San Diego on a NW swell.

Ventura's classic right point at the fairgrounds; long rippable walls.

Punchiest beach break in LA; jetty-fed peaks at the LAX north end.

Mellow longboard-friendly reef at the lagoon mouth.

Cobblestone reef-point on the LA/Ventura county line; reliable peeling rights.

Beginner-friendly cobblestone point in Dana Point; original surf state park.

Left reef under the Golden Gate Bridge; works on big NW swells only.

Iconic Windansea reef in La Jolla; punchy A-frames, heavy localism history.

South Bay city beach; year-round peaks beside the pier.

OB pier beach break; classic San Diego beach with consistent peaks.

Wedging beach break along the pier; works on most swells.

Heavy sandbar barrel against SB harbor wall; rare south-swell-only break.

String of urchin-covered reefs along Point Loma cliffs; localized.

Mellow right reef next to Pleasure Point; longboard-friendly.

Long mellow right point at Topanga Canyon mouth.

Sheltered jetty wedge; reliable peaks beside the breakwater.

Protected longboard beach in Marin lagoon mouth; mellow learning zone.

Long state-beach peaks north of HB; mellower learning zone.

Sleepy Central Coast pier town; protected from NW windswell.

Mellow South Bay beach break; great for the after-work crowd.

Exposed beach break north of Point Conception; magnets every swell, often windy.

Sandy peaks beside the iconic Morro Rock; cold, often windy.

River-mouth peaks; consistent on multiple swell directions.

PB Point and Crystal Pier peaks; college-town surf zone.

Encinitas reef peaks; A-frames with rippable shoulders.

Central Coast city pier; mellow beach peaks, learning territory.

Sonoma County beach break; powerful peaks, sharks present.

Beach break in Dana Point; punchy peaks, beach-park access.

Long sand beach in Marin; small mellow peaks, family-friendly.

Right point in Pacific Palisades; works in summer on south swells.