Synopses & Reviews
Surfing California is your one-of-a-kind guide to more than 200 of the best breaks in the Golden State - from classic surf spots to lesser-known waves. This revised and updated, full-color guide now includes SUP-friendly spots, too--allowing surfers and paddlers alike to find the best breaks and all get along! Explore the surf from the Oregon border to the Mexican border, from North Jetty in Arcata to Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz to Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Beach.
Synopsis
A complete guide to 200 of the best surf spots (100 major, 100 minor) along the California coast, from the Oregon border to the Baja Peninsula.
About the Author
Ben Marcus (reviser) is a longtime surf journalist. He writes for surf magazines around the world, but his non-surfing work has appeared in
LA Weekly,
Muscle and Fitness, the
LA Times,
Malibu Magazine,
Malibu Times and
Fly Fish Journal. He has written
The Art of Stand Up Paddling and
Extreme Surf (both FalconGuides) among his thirteen books.
Raul Guisado has lived in California and played in the ocean all his life. He grew up surfing and skiing, splitting his time between Santa Cruz and Tahoe City. Raul has been coaching skiers and surfers since 1989 and is the author of
The Art of Surfing (FalconGuides).
Jeff Klaas is a California native and avid surfer who has traveled extensively in search of the best waves.
Table of Contents
(1) Crescent City to Eureka (2) Eureka to Mendocino (3) Mendocino to San Francisco (4) San Francisco to Santa Cruz (5) Santa Cruz to Carmel (6) Carmel to Santa Barbara (7) Ventura County (8) Los Angeles County (9) Orange County (10) San Diego County