Is Santa Monica Beach a good place for surfing?
Santa Monica isn’t the ideal place for real surfers. The waves are notoriously closed out and get wind chopped fairly early in the day. There are plenty better waves to ride up and down the coast. That said, Santa Monica is a very user friendly beach. It’s easy to park here, has a sandy bottom which doesn’t freak novices out, and is so shallow you can practically walk out into the line-up. All these things make it feel very safe to those just getting wet. Many schools (don’t go to aquasurf they are clueless) teach beginner lessons here because the whitewater is plentiful and fun for newbies to practice on. If you guys aren’t hard-core surfers hunting for uncrowded, perfect shaped waves, then i’m sure you will have a blast there. It’s crowded, full of great people-watching, and very “California” scene if you’re just visiting. When you’re done with the water you can go cruise the Venice boardwalk which as a local, I think is hideous, but visitors seem to love it. Heal The Bay gave Santa
