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California Surfski

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Main USA Surfski Page

Downwinds/Paddles

Lake Havasu (on California/Arizona border)

Lake Tahoe (on California/Nevada border)

  • Kaspian Run - Kaspian Point to Waterman's Landing 9 miles See Nevada
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Los Angeles and nearby

  • Costa Mesa/Newport Beach
    • Leo Carillo State Park to Marina Del Rey - approx. 30 miles
    • Point Dume - Marina Del Rey approx 23 miles Downwindfun
    • Newport Harbor Entrance Channel
      • surfing video near bait barge (the “Wedge” is just around the corner on the west side of the west entrance jetty)
      • Jetty surfing
  • Dana Point
    • Laguna Beach Boat Canyon - Dana Point Harbor 10 miles video
    • Montage Run (Montage Laguna Beach - Dana Point Harbor) 7 miles video, video
    • Dana Harbor - San Clemente 6 - 7 miles
  • Huntington Beach
  • Long Beach
    • Downwind
      • Cabrillo Run ~12 miles (Cabrillo Beach to Mother’s Beach or Seal Beach) video
      • Cabrillo Beach to Newport Aquatic Center approx. 22 miles
    • Flatwater
  • Ventura
    • Ventura Harbor Webcam
    • Pitas point - Ventura Harbor ~7 miles This run can be a bit challenging when the prevailing wind and seas are confused and quartering versus having more uniform conditions from behind. Option of course is to paddle straight up wind and turn around when you've had enough.
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Salt Point State Park

  • Salt Point State Park - Duncan's Cove approx 22 miles
    • Austin Kieffer/Carter Johnson 2019 FB Photos

Salt Point SP to Duncan's Cove

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San Diego and nearby

Downwind

  • Aqua Adventures - La Jolla Shores 10 miles video
  • Carlsbad - Aqua Hedionda Lagoon Mouth ocean swell gets filtered into the channel at the lagoon mouth - great for surfing laps video
  • San Diego Harbor
    • Calypso's Run? toward Coronado Bridge?
    • video
  • Tourmaline
    • Birdrock - Tourmaline short laps
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Surfing

San Francisco Bay and nearby

  • Downwind
    • Ft Baker/Golden Gate Bridge
    • Grand Avenue South San Francisco
    • Half Moon Bay video
      • Pillar Point video
        • Mavericks Kenny Howell “ There is a long boat/long board wave inside the Boneyard, rideable for a solid 2 minutes if you do it right. Tide needs to be favorable as does the swell direction, of course.” - Make sure you have the skill and full local knowledge/help before you venture here
    • Muir Beach - Pt. Bonita - Sausalito - approx. 10 miles. Lots of bend in this route. What works for the most assistance from the wind/waves? WSW? SW?
    • Oyster Point
      • Bayview - Oyster Point 4-5 miles video
      • Oyster Point - Coyote Point - NW wind - approx. 6 miles
      • Oyster Point - Kilohana Outrigger Club (Redwood City) approx 16 miles video
      • Oyster Point - San Mateo - NW wind approx. 8 miles
    • Tomales Bay
      • Marconi Cove - Lawson's Landing 9.5 miles video
  • Surf
    • Dillon Beach video
    • Point Bonita video stay away from the rocks
  • San Rafael

Zsolt Szadovszki Paddling Around Sausalito in Calm

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Kenny Howell in South SF Bay with Good Wind

San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara

Santa Cruz/Monterrey Bay

  • Downwind
    • Davenport Landing to Main Beach - 14 miles (Course of the popular Santa Cruz Downwind Ryders Cup Race)
    • Davenport Landing to Mitchell's Cove 12 miles Downwindfun
      • Slightly shorter to Natural Bridges
    • Santa Cruz Harbor - Moss Landing - ~16.5 miles OC1 video
  • Surf
  • Flatwater

Tidal Races


About Safety

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Anywhere in California

San Francisco Bay

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Rentals/Lessons/Clubs

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Surfski/OC Dealers

  • California Surfskis Pismo Beach, California, Nordic Kayak (NK), Nalu Outrigger Canoes
  • Epic Test Center Kenny Howell - Call to Schedule 230 Princeton Ave., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, +17276661419 kenny.howell@epickayaks.com
  • Ocean Paddlesports info@oceanpaddlesports.com Ocean Paddlesports 2177 Rural Lane
    Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Fenn, Carbonology Surfskis, Accessories, Lessons, Rentals
  • On The Water 360 OTW360 1 Harbor Dr #300, Sausalito, CA 94965 Fenn, Carbonology Surfskis, Accessories
  • Ozone Kai Wa'a OCs, Surfskis
    • SoCal Lindsey Richman, socal@outriggerzone.com, (310) 490-5068, 7532 Rindge Ave, Playa del Rey, CA 90293
    • NorCal lee.michael22@gmail.com (415) 810-3438 San Bruno, CA 94066 California
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