Surfin' USA - 10 Best Beaches

CALIFORNIA,
Surfing occurs all around the world..but for us Southern Cali residents we are lucky that some of the best beaches to surf in the United States are right here in California....
^ (Picture Above) Huntington Beach Pier in Orange County, CA

*According to http://extremeprosports.com/surfing/10_best_places_to_surf.html (click on the link to find out more info on the top 10 beaches)...The 10 Best Places to Surf in the U.S. are..


*Sunset Beach-North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii

(^ 20 feet waves at Waimea Bay on Oahu's North Shore)

*Huntington Beach, California

"I Personally Have been to this beach several times (since I am a resident of so-cal) this beach is very pretty and often has great waves, I am still at the beginner stage of my surfing experiences, so I don't have that many wild tales to tell, just that surfing is a pretty difficult sport but all worth it in the end. When I took a surf class at Cal State Fullerton in the Fall semester we started at a smaller beach just North of Huntington called Bolsa Chica, that was a great beach to learn on..it has pretty decent waves, free parking, and friendly atmosphere (I highly recommend it for beginners, like myself) ....but towards the end we moved onto bigger and better things, a little place called Huntington Beach (We went to 17th street first) good spot, nice waves (sometimes for me it got quite big and a little scary to go out--sometimes they got to about 10 feet!!! *which is a lot for me :) but great to watch and admire all the "pros" out there!) Anyways...I can see why this beach made it onto the TOP 10 List for Extremeprosports.com because it is probably one of the best beaches for (central) Southern California Beaches and is the heart of it's town." <3

-Carla Darmiento

*Waikiki, Hawaii

*Black's Beach, San Diego

*Cape Hatteras, North Carolina

*Trestles-San Clemente, California

*Malibu Beach-Malibu, California

*Oceanside, California

*Cocoa Beach, Florida

*Sebastian Inlet, Florida

-By Carla Darmiento

Beginner Surfer Spots in Orange County

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Huntington Beach (generally on the north side of the pier on Pacific Coast Highway)- You can surf on the south side but there are double-breaking waves on that side. Back in March when I took my surf lesson I was on the south side, so it depends what the conditions are like. On the far north side of the pier there’s a dog beach between Seaport St. and 21st Street. I’ve taken my dog there a couple of times and it’s nothing but a good times.

Newport Beach (between Newport Pier and the first jetty)- At the 15th Street Surf shop you can rent a board all day for $20 or hourly at $6/hour. This is a really good price compared to Zack’s at $10/hour. However, sometimes in the afternoon the water is closed to surfers. The Lifeguards put up a yellow flag with a black dot in the middle when this happens.




Bolsa Chica State Park- This is where Carla learned to surf with her CSUF surfing class. It’s $10 for all day parking. I plan on checking out this spot this summer.



Doheny (Dana Point)- Walking into the water is somewhat rocky but the waves are described as “slow-moving and long-breaking.” Long-lasting white water is a dream come true for the beginner surfer (trust me on this one).



Thalia Street (in Laguna Beach)- These waves tend to be more suitable for he intermediate surfer but apparently it’s a pretty good place to learn on the days when the waves are below five feet. It’s located down the stairs at the end of Thalia Street.



These are generally good spots to learn but check out the surf conditions at wavewatch.com before you go (there’s a link on the boarder of this blog). You don’t want to get stuck with bad surfing conditions after driving down to the beach.

-Gabe Garcia

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