Whether you’ve got the latest surfboard prototype or a $100 soft top, get your fix at SoCal surf spots. Newbies beware: Surfers are hungry for waves after a wet spring.
Patience is a virtue in Manhattan Beach, but there's plenty of parkingYou’ll find a more laid-back slice of surf culture within a sandy two-mile stretch in Manhattan Beach. Sandy beach break-style waves can be found north and south of the Manhattan Beach Pier. Los Angeles surfers flock to this South Bay town to get their surf fix primarily during the winter. You’re just as likely to find Tesla drivers towing soft tops and van lifers waxing a freshly shaped surfboard here.
El Porto, the area’s more popular break, features the Santa Monica Canyon located just offshore and funnels swell from all directions into this short stretch of beach. However, the waves, more often than not, will “close out” or break all at once, according to local surfers, which can be ideal practicing grounds for beginners but not as exciting for more advanced surfers.
Manhattan Beach was also the center of controversy in 2021. On Presidents Day that year, an older white surfer shouted a racial slur at young Black surfers, sparking a“The South Bay is somewhat of a weird zone in that it’s bad when a lot of other spots are good, meaning it can be clean, sunny and beautiful, but closed out and just not that great for surfing. But when a lot of other spots are bad and other spots are stormy, the South Bay is pretty good,” said Wallis.
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