Page 403 - California Diving and Surfing

SIDE 2 shows Franko’s Map of San
Diego North County Surfing, with
descriptions of the surf breaks from
Trestles and San Onofre all the way
down to Torrey Pines. San Diego
County owns some of the best surf
breaks on earth, and Trestles may
be number one. Swami’s is also very
notable, as is Oceanside, Grandview,
Cardiff, Del Mar and many more.
Trestles is shown in detail, along with
Cottons, Churches and San Onofre in
a little inset map. A San Diego Season
Overview describing the nature of
San Diego surfing through the four
seasons is included.
TRESTLES & SAN ONOFRE SURF
BREAKS:COTTON’S: Located just
north of the Trestles beach trail.
During S & SW swells at head high+,
Cotton’s is one of the best kept secrets ging for punishment. Even when the
on the coast. It used to be popular
with the big name surfers in the 60’s.
Cottons’ left point break and long left
walls are great for longboards, but
usually go unmolested. Summer sea
breezes can blow Cotton’s out, so it
should be ridden in the morning. The
bottom is sand & rock.
UPPER TRESTLES: Uppers is a rock
reef with three take-offs. Most surf-
ers like the long right off the point, for an amazing, long ride. Churches
but there are still two other peaks
that hold their own even when it’s
small. Before paddling out, weigh the
options - you won’t be disappointed.
Heavy crowds, but they’re peaceful.
Best in summer S & SW swells. Rock
& sand bottom.
LOWER TRESTLES: One of the
most high performance waves in the
world. Trestles lives up to the hype.
Solid S & SW groundswells trans-
form the rock strew point into every
surfer’s dream wave, with 100-yard
rights shooting down the line beg-
swell isn’t raging Lowers still offers
lengthy rights & punchy lefts, suited
for multiple tail-sliding hits off the
top. If you comfortable surfing in a
crowd, & don’t mind the long walk to
the beach, this is the place.
CHURCHES: Long right point bro-
ken into several take-offs. Rare giant
NW swells can connect the sections
is loaded with zealous longboarders.
MIDDLES: Uncrowded longboarder
right & left waves. This break likes W
swells best.
DEL MAR JETTY (DMJ’s): Military
access only. A thumping beachbreak
located directly north of Oceanside
Harbor’s north jetty. A S. SW swell
magnet, DMJ’s can groom large
swells and early morning conditions
into some of the most powerful bar-
rels along the coast. Tight security at
Camp Pendleton means less surfers
in the water. If you can get in you are
stoked. Advanced.