Blacks? I disagree with you on that. For beginners Blacks location alone is intimidating, not to mention it is much heavier surf even when it is small

@@visitsoutherncalifornia930 I agree the hike down the cliffs can be a bit harrowing and , it's been quite awhile since I was learning to surf. But back then Black's was still a clothing optional beach which kept a lot of surfers from going. We used to dive down and be practically the only ones in the water. Mind you I never surfed there on a particularly big day (it was usually 4'tops) so the whole no crowd thing was the main reason I liked it...also a pretty big drawback for some people might be a sunburned bumm.

Seal beach jetties is better than seal beach

Haha

The only time I got into an actual physical fight in the water while surfing was at PB on a warm summer day in 1991. I was a 23 year-old SDSU student who had been living on Loring Street (just east of Mission Blvd) for about a year by that time - I lived within walking distance of the beach (the area north of the pier and not far from Tourmaline). Like many other surfers who were out north of the pier in fairly crappy 3-foot conditions on that mid-August day, I was trunking it (no wetsuit needed - water and air temp were warm enough). The Lefts were holding up better than the Rights, so as a regular-foot I was on my backhand and riding a shortboard (most were on shortboards). I was catching a few mediocre waves here and there, and then I was blatantly burned - a goofy-footer dropped in on me , cut me off, and the wave sectioned. I ignored it and paddled back to the line up, clearly feeling annoyed. On my very next wave, the dude does same thing - he blatantly burns me. This time I lost control of my emotions and did something very stupid that, to this day, I regret (although it was a very good lesson in what Not to do!). Instead of paddling down the beach and distancing myself from the guy, I rode some white water into the shallows and followed him. I was enraged - out of my mind! He was about ready to mount his board and paddle back out when I got close to him. I didn't even notice that the guy was much larger than me (taller and heavier and very fit). I just shoved my board aside, yelled something like "You mother-fucker, you burned me again!" and charged him in about waist-deep water. Stupid move! I threw a right hand and he immediately grabbed me, we struggled, I was quickly over-powered (despite my own good strength, rage, and pumping adrenaline), and within a couple seconds I was being held underwater in a head-lock. In an instant I recognized my mistake and now it became a fight for survival. I really felt like this guy was going to kill me and that I would lose consciousness any second. In a desperate attempt to break free, I bit hard into one of his hands - I know that I bit hard enough to draw blood. This had become my fight for survival, so anything goes at that point. I was underwater, so I wasn't even able to say "I surrender". Lol. So, my bite had an effect, he eased up, and I was able to get to the surface and stand up. We were standing there locked in a struggle in waist-deep water and I just wanted the fight to be over - I was defeated. I immediately said something like, "Okay! Okay! I'm done" and I stopped resisting. The big guy released me without saying anything, hopped back on his board, and paddled back out. I grabbed my board and paddled in - feeling defeated and recognizing that I had made big mistake. Lesson to myself from that point forward: 1. Avoid fighting - it's not worth it (especially over crappy PB waves), 2. Don't start a fight, 3. Never fight in water, 4. Only fight if you're attacked and can't get away. And, I learned to have better emotional self-regulation.

There’s a few in the desert😯 but I don’t kiss and tell🤫

A lot of guys there are actually good as surfing so it's hard to get waves

Go a little further north to Bolsa. The northern portion of Bolsa. North of the lifeguard headquarters. Not as big as HB and the crowd is made up of mostly beginners and old guys.

can u tell me a good spot ... im a pro wakeboarder ...but i never surfed before .

@@jamesgokux just any good spot? Ok for the best of the best in the world, JBay, Skeleton Bay, Snapper Rocks, Uluwatu, Padang padang, and tons of spots along the north shore in Hawaii. This video focuses on SoCal. LA's best spots imo are Topanga, Malibu (all points) El Porto Jetty, and County Line. In Laguna you've got Trestles, salt creek, Dohney, and San Onofre. And In San Diego there is Blacks, Windansea, Cardiff Reef, Swami's, and Imperial Pier. Ventura and Santa Barbra have C st / Ventura Point, Silver Strand, Emma Wood, and Rincon