Drive the coast road, park on the side of the road when you can first see the big rock alone on the ocean, then run hootin and hollerin through the scrubgrass to the ocean. Dont park on the beach road to the rock or youll get a ticket. I think you can get a ticket here just for surfing anyway but I never have. Not a public beach.
Sometimes paddle is tough, and its random where on the beach it will break best. Put bushes and branches on your car to ensure that you dont get a ticket. Binoculars are a good bet, because its hard to tell how good it is from the road. Bigger than it looks though for sure.
Overview
Atmosphere
Ive never surfed here with anyone except the people I came with which is Pat only. Cleanest water I have ever surfed too. You can see the bottom while riding if the day is sunny
General
Good spot. Crowd is not a factor so even little chunky waves are fun here.
Jim Hill owns this land
Alright guys here it is. First of all- it was an Orca- or at least heard the story from a guy in sf born and raised in big sur. Orcas do come around that point. Ive scored this beach a few times—we nicknamed it cowpies due to all the shit you step on running down the hill. But here is the negative:
Surfed little sur just north. Sick left off the rock- as im sure you all know- wedged up well and just barreled.
Wonder why im writing this? Well the El Sur Ranch is owned by Jim Hill- who is an absolute fucker! He is the guy responsible for banning jet ski’s at ghost tree. He has the big mansion right in front of ghost tree. Anyway- after getting these two places good for a few years- I finally got caught. Got nailed by a guy nicknamed “blackwater” who is a retired sheriff and is now Jim Hill’s bounty hunter. His name is Don something. He has a pimped out truck with a shotgun and crazy radios in it.
All in all- we got called out of the water on loud speaker—and then got tickets for $380 from a real Monterey sheriff who he called. The second fine is short jail time + $5000.
We tried to make the argument that we walked the river and stayed past the high tide line- but too my surprise this property is one of two Spanish land grants- where they actually own 500ft of water. That sucks- and I don’t have cash to higher a lawyer to dispute that- so it is what it is. I talked to a guy that works for him on his ranch- he told me that he is the worst boss- and wont let the guys surf after the job. He told me that they cant even pee on his land. So all in all- Jim Hill is the guy that sucks—and he is protecting two very fun spots for no good reason.
comment by Anonymous, 2007-03-22 07:15:35
it's not the whales
mid-70s - it wasn't a killer whale, it was a white that chomped a guy. It happened a couple of times there, which since it's hardly ever surfed, is a lot. Plus now the fine is $240 if you're caught.
comment by Anonymous, 2007-03-17 14:33:44
Saw a whale in the line up
Last summer I stopped to check this spot from the road. After about ten minutes I saw the Black truck escorting a couple groms back to the road. On my way back the same day I could see a whale cruising the line up. Dont know what kind, but big enough to see from the freeway.
comment by Anonymous, 2008-12-08 06:12:42