Fall Surf

It’s hard to beat fall in California for wave sliding.  Autumn is when California shakes off its gray, marine layer hangover and the Golden State really delivers – in terms of weather, sunsets and wave quality.  There are usually a few magical weeks, where summer south swell, NPAC west swell, the odd hurricane pulse and classic Indian Summer High Pressure line up to create world class surf throughout the state. Don’t bother hassling at the popular reefs and points: This is the time of the beach break!  Even very average beach break, which can lie seemingly un-ridable for months will offer up clean, punchy, combo-swell induced peaks all over.  Come October/November I always have my eye on the charts/forecasts to see when (not if) it will all come together.