straight down from point loma nazarene college dorm parking lot.
unless you know someone at the college, goodluck.
try parking in the lot off of Ladera street. It's a couple minutes walk south
Fun moody left with multiple take-off zones. Has become ultra crowded with the onslaught of surfers from the college above and increasing numbers of people chasing internet swells. Way too many guys and locals not yet ready to give it all up makes for some pretty high tension surfs. Too bad....Watch out for older, less skilled surfers trying to rule the peak with big boards and even bigger attitudes. Barrels are pretty rare especially for new comers but if u like hitting the lip 4 or 5 times a wave and huge roundhouses(on the best days of cours) then it's worth a look.
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Atmosphere
Paddling out at low tide with some real swell is pretty sweet. Keep moving and know your line-ups, takeoff changes with swell and tide and what is perfect on mid tide may be an unmakeable section at low tide. Also if it's packed theres waves across the channel on both sides so don't just sit and steam.
Eric is right
I saw Ab's that day. It was right around that size. Was gonna paddle out...but it was super funky and mostly closed out...ended up surfing indicators...which was a lot cleaner and a bit bigger.
comment by Anonymous, 2009-07-03 00:11:45
Ab
This wave is a bit steeper than most of the other waves at the cliff. The takeoff has some power and the reef is somewhat shallow(waist deep at low tide)
It is very apparent by looking at it that it's a left. On big days or with some funky wind a short right can be had but nothing special there.
This is arguably the most consistent wave at the cliffs which would explain the crowd. Also, its usually a bit bigger than most of the surrounding waves. The old guys can be dicks, people may cut you off but its not like people will give you shit for just being there.
On smaller days on off-times there may only be a handful of people and the waves shift enough to share the wealth. On a swell it can get really packed and the local dudes are probably going to be running shit. If you look around you can probably find some other waves close by that are less crowded.
comment by Ab Lincoln, 2009-02-11 22:38:07
Freedom from slabery@Ab's forever!
Show me some gratitude whenever your President@Ab's paddles out. After all I'm the one who set you all free from Slab's.
comment by Anonymous, 2009-07-20 03:23:33