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dtheriault · 08-01-2006, 10:01 PM

what do you want to see/do at the beach? girls, solitude, tide pools, swim, surf or body board?

I'm not as familiar with San Diego beaches except that the water is warmer than in LA/OC.

LA beaches are okay (although everyone should visit Venice and Malibu at least once)- in the OC you might want to try:

Huntington Beach by the pier if you want a beach scene including girls and a busy main street scene.

Newport Pier: more mellow and after swimming you can get a great beer at Blackie's.

Past the Balboa Pier (south) you can see the famous wedge: if the waves are up when you visit you can see body surfer's taking on 12 foot + waves in 2 feet of water. When it's pumping there'll be 200 people watching this trainwreck in waiting.

Crystal Cove state beach: very few people, tide pools, smaller waves. You have to walk in and down some cliff-side paths. Los Truncos and Reef point are nice.

Laguna Beach is also a cool place to visit.

A word of warning. Riptides are very common in so cal and take the life of out-of-towners far too often. If you are going to swim check with a local or a lifeguard and find out where it's safer to go in.

08-01-2006, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
dtheriault Psycho Location: maybe utah	what do you want to see/do at the beach? girls, solitude, tide pools, swim, surf or body board? I'm not as familiar with San Diego beaches except that the water is warmer than in LA/OC. LA beaches are okay (although everyone should visit Venice and Malibu at least once)- in the OC you might want to try: Huntington Beach by the pier if you want a beach scene including girls and a busy main street scene. Newport Pier: more mellow and after swimming you can get a great beer at Blackie's. Past the Balboa Pier (south) you can see the famous wedge: if the waves are up when you visit you can see body surfer's taking on 12 foot + waves in 2 feet of water. When it's pumping there'll be 200 people watching this trainwreck in waiting. Crystal Cove state beach: very few people, tide pools, smaller waves. You have to walk in and down some cliff-side paths. Los Truncos and Reef point are nice. Laguna Beach is also a cool place to visit. A word of warning. Riptides are very common in so cal and take the life of out-of-towners far too often. If you are going to swim check with a local or a lifeguard and find out where it's safer to go in. __________________ "Remember, it takes two to lie. One to lie and one to listen." -Homer Unless you are the freakin Highlander, what is the point in learning how to fight with a sword?