Southern California hints
We are taking a long (5 week) trip from Texas to California in June/July. Big stops are Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite but my sons (13 y.o.) want to go to a California beach and go surfing. I have n...
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profdant139 wrote:
One other note -- the water is usually a lot warmer in San Diego County than further north.
Yeah, it is about the same water temps up through Orange County as well but then chills down some further up into LA and north. As you probably know, usually has to do with the currents and upwelling of colder water.
Don't go to Rincon as that is not a beginner location. Ventura can have a pretty brutal beach break too and would not be a beginner spot. Also, avoid areas that are rock bottom and stick to sandy bottom areas.
San Clemente is a great surf town and has plenty of shops with lessens available. The mention of Carlsbad along with Oceanside is good too. Newport Beach and Huntington are other good spots. Nice thing about those last two is you can do Disneyland and both of those beach areas from the same RV park, just takes a little drive to the beach.
MAKE SURE YOU GET EXCELLENT SUN SCREEN and cover the entire body/face/neck. I can't tell you how many times I've seen guys out and they get the back of their legs/arms/neck scorched because they didn't use sun screen on the back of their legs or back of their arms/neck. But paddling on a board, where does the sun beat down on? Buy them specific surfing long sleeved surf shirts as those can be used by themselves if the water is warm enough or also used under wetsuits too to help avoid rashes.
Yes, I may now live in CO but was born/raised in SoCal in a surfing life style. Surfing is not a sport, it is an addiction/life style and never leaves you!!! Also spent 10 years living/surfing on the OR coast while working in Portland. That was a 75 mile commute just so I could live where the surfing was.
