Topanga, Topanga, California
Another long right point break, Topanga starts with a long building swell that?s fairly easy to drop into. It shapes out smoothly into a long right that can hollow out on larger days. Topanga Beach sits at the base of the Mal... trails.com
Malibu Lagoon
The Malibu Lagoon is where Malibu Creek meets the Pacific Ocean. Malibu's Surfrider Beach has a long standing as a premier surfing beach. On the east side of Malibu Creek Bridge, the famous Malibu Pier allows for excellent saltwa... ca.gov
South Beach
South Beach is not an extraordinarily visited slice of coastline, but it is one of many great pieces of coastline in this neighborhood. The surroundings of this section of shore has so unbelievably much. For all you cam... goingoutside.com
Malibu, Malibu, California
Malibu is one of the world?s most famous long, lazy point breaks. It?s a wave that holds nearly any size of swell. The break starts just off the point near the lifeguard station. Malibu is one of the world?s most famous break... trails.com
Topanga Overview
A visible long right point at the base of Topanga Canyon. Topanga can be a real workable wave with plenty of challenging sections, but it never matches the shape of its cousin, Malibu. Topanga will take any swell, but it's ... surfline.com
Malibu
Malibu: the name has become synonymous with surfing and is an old Chumash word meaning, "The surf sounds loudly." Although it doesn't roar like it once did, the 'Bu is still considered one of the best small rights in the wo... surfline.com
Malibu Overview
Malibu: the name has become synonymous with surfing and is an old Chumash word meaning, "The surf sounds loudly." Although it doesn't roar like it once did, the 'Bu is still considered one of the best small rights in the wo... surfline.com
Manhattan Beach, Hawthorn, California
Manhattan Beach is a sandbar break that can produce some high surf conditions in winter and some dismal surf in summer. It?s best in larger surf conditions, when the wave is a fast closeout. Would anyone really decide anythin... trails.com
Hermosa Beach, Hawthorn, California
Hermosa Beach is a sandbar break that breaks best at low tide and produces both left and right mushy peaks. Hermosa Beach is the last of the South Bay coastline?s major beach cities.Hermosa translated from Spanish means ?beau... trails.com
Chevron Reef, Santa Monica, California
Chevron Reef is an artificial reef break located just off the coast of Marina Del Rey near Los Angeles International Airport. Chevron Reef is an active modern-day surf break that embodies the constant battle between industry/... trails.com
Redondo Breakwater
A fast, walled left that breaks across the front of the King Harbor breakwall on north and west swells bigger than 6 feet. It's said to hold up to 20 feet, long after the crowd has thinned. The wave refracts and is amplifie... surfline.com
El Porto
With more personalities than Sibyl, El Porto has maintained its reputation more due to easy parking than any outstanding wave quality. El Porto's a northwest swell magnet, however, and is almost always bigger than any other... surfline.com
Haggertys, Torrance, California
Located on the northwest side of Palos Verdes, Haggerty?s is a rocky point break that shoots out hard lefts, especially in fall and winter. Located at the top northwest side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Haggerty?s is the fi... trails.com
Zuma Beach, Malibu, California
Zuma Beach is a popular beach with mostly a hollow closeout break. There?s a solid left that breaks fast. When there?s a cross swell and winds blow east to offshore, Zuma can line up well. Located at the northern end of Malib... trails.com
Zuma
This three-mile long beach is a popular summer spot for the Valley kids. Plainly marked restrooms, picnics, snack bar, blackball flags...bring the whole barn. The area serves up a punchy shorepound, with mostly lefts during... surfline.com
Shitpipe
Mentionable only because of novelty factor, Shitpipe starts dumping on big winter swells when a hairy left peels off of an old sewer pipe caisson that runs about a mile out to sea. The pipe, located just off of LAX, is visi... surfline.com
Dockweiler Beach
Dockweiler Beach features a three-mile-long shoreline, hang gliding facility, bike path, fire rings, picnic areas, volleyball courts and a RV campground. The RV campground has three large blue spaces with seven-fo... discoverlosangeles.com
Torrance Beach/haggerty's
Important message from everyone at Haggerty's: this is a performance wave. Take your longboards over to the cove. Probably the best-shaped wave in the PV area, Haggerty's takes all north and west swells from 3 to 15 feet an... surfline.com