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Access
It is 10-20 min walk from where you park. Either park at D Street, then walk south towards Swamis about 15-20 min, depending on the tide, or at Swamis. If parking at Swamis, walk is 5-10 min, but it can't be made at really high tides, as the water may be too high to walk along the beach.
English (Translate this text in English): It is 10-20 min walk from where you park. Either park at D Street, then walk south towards Swamis about 15-20 min, depending on the tide, or at Swamis. If parking at Swamis, walk is 5-10 min, but it can't be made at really high tides, as the water may be too high to walk along the beach.
English (Translate this text in English): It is 10-20 min walk from where you park. Either park at D Street, then walk south towards Swamis about 15-20 min, depending on the tide, or at Swamis. If parking at Swamis, walk is 5-10 min, but it can't be made at really high tides, as the water may be too high to walk along the beach.
English (Translate this text in English): It is 10-20 min walk from where you park. Either park at D Street, then walk south towards Swamis about 15-20 min, depending on the tide, or at Swamis. If parking at Swamis, walk is 5-10 min, but it can't be made at really high tides, as the water may be too high to walk along the beach.
DistanceIn the city
WalkGood walk (15-30 mn)
Easy to find?Easy to find
Public access?Public access
Special accessDon't know
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Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeReef-rocky
DirectionLeft
BottomFlat rocks with sand
PowerFun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind direction
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionMid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdUltra crowded
Webcam url
Dangers
- Rocks
- Sharks
Additional Information
Good during bigger swells when D Street is closing out, and when Swamis is way too crowded. Even during really good swells on a warm sunny winter day you will have plenty of people to compete with. Lefts are long and fun. Takeoffs going left are slow and muschy, but keep pumping the wave, and you might make it over the flat spots. Rights are a little steeper. They offer shorter rides, but outside they are much more workable then the lefts but there is no inside section because there is an unreliable channel south of the break.
On Smaller summer/fall days. It can get really fun very similar to San Onofre wave. Much better for longboarders when under 6ft
English (Translate this text in English): Good during bigger swells when D Street is closing out, and when Swamis is way too crowded. Even during really good swells on a warm sunny winter day you will have plenty of people to compete with. Lefts are long and fun. Takeoffs going left are slow and muschy, but keep pumping the wave, and you might make it over the flat spots. Rights are a little steeper. They offer shorter rides, but outside they are much more workable then the lefts but there is no inside section because there is an unreliable channel south of the break.
On Smaller summer/fall days. It can get really fun very similar to San Onofre wave. Much better for longboarders when under 6ft
English (Translate this text in English): Good during bigger swells when D Street is closing out, and when Swamis is way too crowded. Even during really good swells on a warm sunny winter day you will have plenty of people to compete with. Lefts are long and fun. Takeoffs going left are slow and muschy, but keep pumping the wave, and you might make it over the flat spots. Rights are a little steeper. They offer shorter rides, but outside they are much more workable then the lefts but there is no inside section because there is an unreliable channel south of the break.
On Smaller summer/fall days. It can get really fun very similar to San Onofre wave. Much better for longboarders when under 6ft
English (Translate this text in English): Good during bigger swells when D Street is closing out, and when Swamis is way too crowded. Even during really good swells on a warm sunny winter day you will have plenty of people to compete with. Lefts are long and fun. Takeoffs going left are slow and muschy, but keep pumping the wave, and you might make it over the flat spots. Rights are a little steeper. They offer shorter rides, but outside they are much more workable then the lefts but there is no inside section because there is an unreliable channel south of the break.
On Smaller summer/fall days. It can get really fun very similar to San Onofre wave. Much better for longboarders when under 6ft
Atmosphere
If it gets really big, Boneyards is one of the first spots I check. There is a lookout at K street that gives perfect views of Swamis and Boneyards, but no access from here. It breaks best mid tide or going to low. It is usually crowded, and when Swamis is firing, it is hard to walk past a perfect right to the overlooked left, but it is sometimes worth it.
There are rights as well much shorter but still fun.
English (Translate this text in English): If it gets really big, Boneyards is one of the first spots I check. There is a lookout at K street that gives perfect views of Swamis and Boneyards, but no access from here. It breaks best mid tide or going to low. It is usually crowded, and when Swamis is firing, it is hard to walk past a perfect right to the overlooked left, but it is sometimes worth it.
There are rights as well much shorter but still fun.
English (Translate this text in English): If it gets really big, Boneyards is one of the first spots I check. There is a lookout at K street that gives perfect views of Swamis and Boneyards, but no access from here. It breaks best mid tide or going to low. It is usually crowded, and when Swamis is firing, it is hard to walk past a perfect right to the overlooked left, but it is sometimes worth it.
There are rights as well much shorter but still fun.
English (Translate this text in English): If it gets really big, Boneyards is one of the first spots I check. There is a lookout at K street that gives perfect views of Swamis and Boneyards, but no access from here. It breaks best mid tide or going to low. It is usually crowded, and when Swamis is firing, it is hard to walk past a perfect right to the overlooked left, but it is sometimes worth it.
There are rights as well much shorter but still fun.
General
Fun, easy spot. Sometimes less crowed than other breaks because of the walk to get there but it can get good and very crowded.
English (Translate this text in English): Fun, easy spot. Sometimes less crowed than other breaks because of the walk to get there but it can get good and very crowded.
English (Translate this text in English): Fun, easy spot. Sometimes less crowed than other breaks because of the walk to get there but it can get good and very crowded.
English (Translate this text in English): Fun, easy spot. Sometimes less crowed than other breaks because of the walk to get there but it can get good and very crowded.
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By Anonymous , 14-09-2016
used to surf it alone - now its almost always crowded. especially with the old butt-board crew early mornings, then come the SUPs. usually its pretty hard to be right in the perfect takeoff spot to avoid mush or closeouts. ive had really goods days though, but they are rare, and packed.