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WILL ROGERS STATE REACH tom is a quarky mixture of cement MANHATTAN BEACH An evolving
Small, inconsistent beachbreak Not and sand. Very popular with a devout mist of sand, swell, tides, and wind
much to surf. bodyboard crew, Intermediate, which ran yield decent waves when
Marina Del Rey Trail It appears that CHEVRON REEF Overall, its quality it all comes together. Search around
everyone in L.A. who bicycles goes is marginal at best. For the most part, for a spot that seems to have an
here for a weekend or summer’s day it only breaks decent during swells established sandbar. Plenty of pub-
ride. From the Santa Monica Pier might reach its potential if they lic parking means big crowds in the
to Marina Del and back is about 15 added more sandbags. Summer. Best Season: Fall, Winter/
miles of easy riding, roller blading or EL PORTO If you’re brave enough Direction, W/Size: 2’-8’ /Tide: Low -
walking. The ride is blessed with per- to endure same of the worst water Medium/Wind: &Bottom: Sand/Rat-
fect weather, plenty of people watch- quality in the world you might scare ing: Intermediate/ Daily Surf Report/
ing, and great scenery. some powerful beachbreak peaks Webcam,.
VENICE BEACH/SANTA MONICA here during the fall and winter. El HAMMERLAND A top to bottom
BEACH A series of jetties and beach- Porto picks up NW swells very well, beachbreak capable of extracting
breaks. Unfortunately, these waters but the trick is to find the spots that severe punishment during oversized
are prune to dangerous levels of sew- are not closing out. The crowd here is NW swells. Hammerland is located
age pollution. The waves are dubi- overly aggressive but If you do what just north of El Porto and breaks ad-
ous with crossed up swells and fickle you are supposed to do you’ll be fine, jacent to a jetty, The left is the more
sandbars. In general, there are better Best $season: Winter/ Direction, consistent alternative during most
places to surf, unless you just love NW/Size, 4’-8’/Tide: Low - Medium/ swells; but the right can also get quite
the Santa Monica and Venice beach Wind: East/Bottom: Sand/Rating, good with a N swell. Advanced.
activities. Advanced/Daily Surf Report/Web-
SEWER PIPE A serious left that peels cam.
off an extended sewer pipe. The bot-
