park in the pier lot in the winter....drive around aimlessly searching for a parking spot in the summer....be prepared to have bundles of quarters for meters all yer round!....they aren't cheap.....and most of the time it's not worth it!
typical south bay beach break....totally dependant on shifting sand bars.....best after a rain.....but beware water quality after wet storms....picks up most swell directions except straight south....best bet... big winter mornings with east winds.
Overview
Atmosphere
i grew up surfing here in the 70s.....it used to get pretty good fairly regular......but the sand doesn't flow in the bay like it used to.....and the surf just isn't the same....still gets some classic early am sessions if you find a peak away from the crowd....you can still score here!
General
if the sand....the swell....and the tide is right....and it's not too crowded....you can find some really fun good surf in this area!
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I agree
Manhattan is a great place to surf. Last weekend it was on, but yeah. Snobville USA. What is happening to the Southbay. Bunch of rich kooks moving in who rarely use the beach (except just to look at while talking to their yuppy friends on the cell phone from the midwest). I'll stay below the mean high tide line thank you. Parking also sucks here.
comment by Marvel, 2008-03-20 17:31:05
We don't hate Manhattan
Don't get us wrong. We love Manhattan, from the shoreline out to sea, that's it. The people are what most of us don't like. Most have immigrated from the midwest and brought they're stereotypical attitudes with them that don't belong in the South Bay. I think everyone can agree with that. Look to what happened to Hb pier ave. Total yuppyville, lame fights, kooks pissing in alleys. The South Bay does not need to turn into a Santa Monica.
comment by juice, 2007-07-24 20:57:50
gnar
mb for life hit up denny's 2nd life guard tower north of the pier, hollow heaving winter rights brah
comment by Anonymous, 2008-03-27 16:19:36