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ED’S Tiny takeoff zone crowds the sand-bars that comes to life during GOLETA BEACH Good shorebreak
surfers, but the wave is a steep, hol- a peaky windswell. The sheer length for bodyboarding college crowd.
low right that can scream on a good of the beach acts as a crowd-filter. Occasionally waves peel off from the
day. A few violent locals think they Popular with the college surf crowd. pier. Takes N to NW swells. Easy
own the place, so travelers beware. Intermediate. hike to breaks to the west from the
free parking here.
NAPLES Beach break two miles up ISLA VISTA BEACH (IV) Fickle HOPE RANCH Off of Las Palmas
from Hollister Ave. Shifing small shorebreak, but outside reefs have Dr., access is hampered by private
points and rocky reefs beneath. Likes potential. property. It is a mediocre or worse
a west swell. Good vibe with UCSB’s CAMPUS POINT An epic right- beach break, so the best bet may be
surfers. hand point right in front of UCSB, elsewhere.
HASKERS BEACH Fickle beach capable of producing long, carving HENDRY’S (ARROYO BURO
break that has the dubious distinc- rights with the right swell. Usually it BEACH) Located at Liff Drive.
tion as being the only place in the is divided into several distinct take- Bodyboarders love this closed-out
U.S. to be torpedoed by the Japanese offs but like most points in Santa shorepound. Channel windswells
Empire during WWII. Barbara, if you give it a low tide & can create peakiness. Facilities &
DEVEREAUX POINT (COAL OIL solid groundswell expect two or food nearby.
POINT) Very similar to Campus three hundred rides to be the norm.
Point, Coal Oil Point is a long, sec- Best Season: Fall/Direction: W/Size:
tion right with a peaceful local vibe. 3’-8’/Tide: Low/Wind: NE/Bottom:
Good call if everywhere else is zooed. Rock/Intermediate. Student crowd.
SANDS Just north of Devereaux is POLES Just down from Campus
one of the most consistent breaks in Point, Poles is a mushy reef break
Santa Barbara. Sands is a series of that goes right and left.