The Truth About Surfing in Los Angeles

Here's the truth about surfing in Los Angeles, to be more specific the South Bay region of Los Angeles.
Forget the social media post. Photographers and videographers like myself only post the best waves of the day. What's the other 99% like?
Yes, our beaches are some of the most crowded you'll find anywhere. Yes, the waves only get over head high in the winter and most of those close out.
Comment below with your experience.
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[@gregford2728]

This video and commentary are... ...perfect. Great work.

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@tracybradlly7416]

Of course and Sand dune park as well. Can't forget the aviation high school. The best

[@jaybruce514]

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[@howardcollin2704]

@Jay Bruce Instablaster ;)

[@jaybruce514]

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[@severianxi6990]

I will put it to u all this way. I grew up in the South Bay. Once I had a car , I hardly ever surfed there again.

[@nemotaylor240]

Nailed it!

[@END3RFURY]

Same!

[@jeffnoviello8316]

NAILED IT BIG TIME... I will add. As soon as i could I moved to South OC and Surf trestles many times a week. HA. Good Memories of Bwall back in the 80’s and the Ave’s, but wow... Waves are WAY better somewhere else.

[@Skyerzen]

I surfed North of Malibu and Ventura for the most part. Chiller crowds, chiller water and better quality waves.

[@EvanThomas]

Always went south to trestles in summer and north to Ventura Santa Barbara in the winter.

[@wagizzidy]

The South-up map makes it look like LA is on the East Coast.

[@jackquarantillo5192]

Yeah, what's up with that? Very disorienting.

[@Goldenvibesss]

Why show a south swell coming from the north? Lol

[@AndyGarcia-ch1ci]

Im.with you I turned my ohoen upside down because it made more sense lol

[@unknownentity524]

I skipped it back wondering what was going off, even me in the uk was thinking wtf lol

[@BodhiNDaddy]

Or the north LA bay

[@jonburg1787]

Crap waves. Big crowds. Cold water. Wetsuits. Sharks. Closeouts. Locals. Traffic. No parking. Did I mention cold water. Bro... life’s too short for So Cal.

[@christianstewart9987]

Well, not all of SoCal. I consider myself lucky to live here where there are waves at least. There are a few spots, also, where there will be less than 10 people at any given time, with awesome waves too

[@estebanmunoz7486]

Come to Costa Rica bro... not much people, nice beaches, good waves, hot whamen.....

[@jonburg1787]

@@estebanmunoz7486 paso mi tiempo en MEXICO. Olas buenas, comida rica y las otra cosas quieres 😜

[@estebanmunoz7486]

@@jonburg1787 Happy to hear that! ¡Pura vida!

[@yump7408]

come down to san diego, most of that still applies but at different times of the year not the whole year

[@CollinEvans]

why the hell are these maps upside down

[@dylanwalter5916]

They are right side up for the winter swell direction!! Might be to help us visualize the swell window and how waves approach South Bay during the winter.

[@pumpupthevolume4775]

Yeah, had to freeze frame that and stare at it a bit to get my bearings. Upside down maps are mind benders.

[@gravityfuzz]

You're biased to reading a map towards the North. It's good practice. It does not matter. Your brain will love you. Firing makes wiring. . .

[@westaylor6360]

Cos the guy who posted this lame video is a kook...

[@god-son-love]

He's Australian.

[@robertbeightler1473]

I am 71 and was a long border back in the 60s. One thing about longboards, you can have a blast in crappy one foot surf even on the Gulf Coast. You can nose ride, do drop knee backside turns and really enjoy shifting peaks and Beach breaks.

[@fjordking]

you can even catch waves from oil tankers

[@michaelschnabel5855]

he forgot the part about how big swells only come every four yeras

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

no we're just having a really shitty winter

[@jake7302]

Nah we getting a 10ft swell next week

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

@@jake7302 not 10 ft, but yeah pretty big. El Porto will be exploding this Friday

[@wavez_4696]

Yep

[@chasemartino1197]

How did this comment age...

[@timwatterman401]

Nicely done Brad. I grew up body surfing from Trestles to Malibu, in the 70's and I've seen way too many surf videos over those many years. You are so right about how videographers show the waves. So nice to see someone actually show what really happens. Kudos to you sir. My favorite spot - The Wedge. My home spot - Hermosa/Redondo Beach.

[@starspangledgamblers1029]

Re-watched this like a year later. It's good but amazing how much more engaging/high quality your stuff is now. That's a compliment. Keep it up!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@romcallis]

Surfed Hermosa for many years. Never saw or stepped on a sting ray..never saw a shark fin

[@rylanfait9109]

lucky man

[@vickryan]

Surfed elporto for 20 years and ditto, i could say the same thing. Then i stepped on a sting ray! Dam that hurt. Hot water relieves it. (Miracle aid, neutralize the poison, it feels like a bee sting kinda)

[@TinShackVideos]

I was a local at Burnout Beach during the 70's and never saw or heard of a shark sighting. One time a 14' hammerhead was spotted at the Horseshoe pier and everyone freaked out.

[@LuizFin]

Thanks for the video, very nice to show reality for the ones looking for a dream at surfing Cal. Just remembered I a local guy from Huntington Beach that I've talked to in the 90's in Brazil that told me a lot the same that you did.

[@greenfishproductions7513]

Wicked video but it hasn’t looked like any of these videos in at least 2 years

[@timbrink]

You should keep the map north up when trying to convey information dealing with location and direction. Flipping a map from south to north is confusing and only done if you have a very specific reason. Usually the reason for changing north up is for display purposes on a static map, which isn't an issue here. Believe me, I'm a geographer with 15 years experience.

[@olsim1730]

Yep..I'm even in the southern hemisphere and I was like "wtf is wrong here?"

[@BJORNVIK]

Didn’t bother me any

[@williamminyard1952]

Take it easy braugh.... It's only maps. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎 🤤

[@paulmakinson1965]

I live close to Hossegor, it is the same here, lots of pics and videos of perfect waves. The truth is that you get lots of huge closeouts. You will get nailed 9 times out of 10, but that one wave might make it into some media and foreign surfers are attracted like moths to a lightbulb. There are epic days, but few and far between. And then you have to deal with crowds. I travel up the coast now to find a quieter out of the way spots. You guys can keep flocking to Hossegor.

[@ArrowTrajectory]

The truth hurts, but the fact you share the truth shows you care. Thanks Brad, for keeping it real. From an old 'Burnout' local.

[@dustin3549]

I was Burnout grom back in the day.

[@markneedham8437]

We’re “not allowed to talk about” Palos Verdes? Luanda Bay and Avalanche? Pipes and Longs? Upper and lower Indicator? Wallies? Ok.

[@vickryan]

The PV Cove. Haggartys.

[@vickryan]

@@surfingsoulisdead1763 too late for that. Now, the crowd keeps ppl out. Locals aren't necessary anymore. When there's 300 guys in the water, that is a strong deterrent. (Your comment is 50 years too late)

[@vickryan]

if you do happen to pull up to a surf spot, and there's only 2 guys out, then you got lucky. It's not because nobody knows about the spot. It's either heavy localism or, more likely, nobody drove to the beach that day. (That's why it's empty) i noticed that during rainstorms, nobody drives to the beach. It's empty.

[@vickryan]

I've also surfed in the Mentawaii Islands. Here's what happens over there. It's super crowded. Then 2 hours later, everybody got tired, and the lineup is literally empty. So the point is, timing is everything. Don't paddle out into a crowded lineup. That's a waste of time. Choose your day, and choose your time of day! (Good luck)

[@ErickEly]

@@surfingsoulisdead1763 PV Cove and Haggertys are on the internet... it's not like they're a secret lmao

[@maxreediii]

Totally accurate until that last line about the community being a great group of people... This is the only place I've lived where you can put in your time at a spot, know how to surf, and follow etiquette for years on end and the same "locals" you see every single time you are there still treat you like you killed their dog. Petty to the point of parody, many LA surfers.

[@ripsbongs]

Same with skateboarders

[@eduardopacheco6026]

Deen didnt know it was like this here

[@michaelthomas366]

I grew up surfing the south bay from PV cove to El porto. First started in 1969 and back then the crowds were minimal!

[@saml8119]

Love it! Moved away but used to surf the South Bay every day. I definitely took my share of beatings from all the close outs ha. Noticed lots of places aren’t mentioned. Some places hold up to big waves there! They aren’t in PV either

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@WayneBriggs]

The Narration, well said. Production and Editing, well done. JAHmon ❤️

[@Keolalaulani]

It’s funny how a lot of locals I’ve seen in LA and other parts of California go to Hawaii and expect to get their pick in waves-especially at “local spots.” Surfing etiquette is important, but hypocrisy in your underlying localism is laughable at best. My advice? If a brother paddles out and is respectful, don’t be a dick. When I see an “out of towner,” I, like many other locals, give Aloha-something the surfing culture in California obviously lacks.

[@vickryan]

Bottom line localism is done by non-thinking hoodlums. Hypocrites, as you wisely point out. Gang members. Punks. (that's why i never respected localism very much.... Look at the character of those people. It tells you everything you need to know..... About this concept of localism. Locals only.)

[@vickryan]

@@surfingsoulisdead1763 i gave that comment a Like. Pass the respect around the world, as we travel. That makes sense. But this really isn't the kind of localism i was talking about. Those who honor a beach, have nothing to do with the locals that have threatened me. All the localism I've encountered in my life, was not by honorable people. They were thugs. I can recall one kid, I'm very sure he doesn't even surf. Gang members that hang out at a beach and they are not surfers, those are just gangs. Pure and simple. They are not athletes. Or anything of honor.

[@just1voice994]

I am 44 feel like 22 inside I respect everyone and usually people around the world respect me but every once in a while their is an ignorant mutherplucker that is a sad example of a human being let alone a surfer. I have surfed so many waves that if you drop in on me once it’s ok but drop in on me twice and I will ruin the rest of your day just like you done to me. I don’t say a word and just sit right in front of the character so he has no where to go and if he tries to paddle to the side I stick to him like a magnet and make sure his session is over. Class is done for the day time to go home and think about your actions, oh and by the way I love teaching people what they are doing wrong so they can have more fun out there. It’s supposed to be fun remember that next time and respect each other or you will end up with a shitty life and that goes for everything in life.

[@vickryan]

@@just1voice994 i couldn't have said it any better. I am age 43. Amen.

[@vickryan]

Amen means "let it be done."

[@xisotopex]

woah! I had no idea los angeles faced east! its really poised to pick up those southeast ground swells!

[@MillioniarePenguin]

I know you're joking, but in OC we have exposure to SSE ground swells, in fact it's one of the better swell angles for our really special waves.

[@tracybradlly7416]

I lived in Manhattan Beach before the crazy crowd began. I would walk th El Porto from my house down Rosecrans. The days

[@brianprather6307]

That’s my backyard! Love watching these guys do their thing.

[@BradJacobson]

Always fun watching them during the good swells

[@coolmatterstome]

Have you done one about north OC (not Wedge)? Some truths need to be shed. For instance, those south swells in LA shadowed by the PV peninsula actually hit our shores, but the result is also a glorified close out. Tons of walls all summer long. Without a combo swell coming from the north or west, the miles and miles of beach breaks are like OC El Portos. Seriously, spending just even a month on Oahu makes you a better surfer than 10 seasons in SoCal. Sure, we're famous for the industry/beach culture but the waves here are far from world class and the incredibly short rides don't allow you to develop your turns. There might even be a correlation as to why California hasn't seen a world champ since Curren. You'll be good at duck diving though!

[@spsean7633]

You got it spot on

[@ojarsmelbardis2147]

I ❤️ Los Angeles! Good Waves for me 🌊🌊🌊🤙🏻🤙🏻 Thanks for the movie 👌🏻🤜🏻🤛🏻🌊🤙🏻

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@aigonewrong.]

Beautiful piece! 🔥🔥🔥🥳🥳

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@guybartlett9587]

Good, I'm happy here in Mexico.

[@Justray_7]

The narration reminds me of endless summer. Cool video

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks. I grew up watching that so it must have worn off on me.

[@HKSlays]

I thought the same thing.

[@user-qj6nx9ss7v]

Kind of a Warren Miller flavor to it also. Entertaining.

[@turtleflightstudios]

Accurate! Finding places without both crowds and assholes, let alone good waves, is a tough fight around here (a bit of masochism, aiming for the coldest water and most punishing days, is a good trait to have to clear out the lineup). Give me an uncrowded crappy break any day over having to deal with the people who'll ruin everyone's session just to pretend they're pros on a 2' ripple

[@vickryan]

Good description of my home spot. Accurate.

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@vickryan]

@@BradJacobson it's a good video. A documentary! :)

[@teddyrascal6305]

Our coach in surf class (ruhs 89) used to tell us, if you can surf the south bay you can surf anywhere. Because of its cove like nature, the south bay doesnt always get the best swells, the sandbar is constantly changing, etc. Try paddling out at el porto on a decent sized day, lol.

[@BradJacobson]

Very true!

[@patefutch6168]

Love growing up and surfing here in OBX lol

[@walterpepekay787]

It's exactly like the south west of France, where I am since forty long years. Best waves in winter, except the air and water are really cold. No sharks, no sting rays, though. But those barrel pictures are lies, most of them are close out, or for really good surfers only, and when you get pummeled, you'll think twice, especially after 40 years... Less people, except in summer, but it gets more and more crowded every year. And when you have good swells, you'll probably paddle and test your lungs capacity much more than you'll surf! But guess what? I still love it!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@henryssurfshowcase]

Great video, great job!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@MultiJebusChrist]

North Coast all the way, man! If you can handle the colder water you are rewarded with empty breaks with clean waves and epic scenery.

[@clintjones9848]

No cal is effing class. I would move there if I made money. Open space, heavy swell, no crowds, and geographic beauty.

[@4dogsannacat]

Mmm I lived at 32 10th St. in Hermosa for years .....good times.

[@hjcreativeinc]

Great video brad!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@dxb338]

Funny, I'm in philly, and i just started surfing the jersey shore. It's probably the among the most populated and busy stretches of coastline in the U.S. as the metro areas of new york and philadelphia merge across it. I expected heavy localism and fighting over scraps of waves since the east coast isn't known for it's swells. Basically what you warn of in this video. Fall 2020 has been the total opposite, meeting lots of really cool people at spots that are going off more often than not. Well, going off in an east coast way...

[@BradJacobson]

I've surfed the jersey shore a few times and have always had a good experience.

[@trevor_mounts_music]

been pretty sweet in wilmington/coastal carolina/obx this fall/winter. Been having a good time learning how to surf and everybody is pretty cool unless you are totally in the way or a snake. Freezing my balls off though. lmao

[@dxb338]

@@trevor_mounts_music yeah the storms keep rolling thru sending swells. I only have a 3/2 and boots no hood or gloves, so i had to stop in early december up here. Cant wait for may when the water gets back into the 50s.

[@trevor_mounts_music]

@@dxb338 II feel your pain! 'm gonna have to splash out for a serious winter setup. I'm dying out here. lmao

[@796andy2]

grew up in redondo , had some great waves with great people n wildwood/cape may ... jersey is completely under-rated imo (shhhh)

[@hiimtazzy4693]

Hey you should go to PV cove on a big day. Great vid too.

[@KX5Kat]

I'm from Cape Town, South Africa. Visited L.A i summer, just before covid and had a great time. Was amazed at how warm the water was and the quality of waves. Really didn't like the parking situation and crowds. In CT, if you want to avoid the crowds, you only option is to get good and/or nuts. We have howling winds and hardcore, freezing, rip your booties off and send you to Hades spots that are only populated by a small, but tight-nit CT surf community who're happy to share if you show respect.

[@mybuddy1221]

i grew up in so cal surfing rincon, hollister an el cap. i had no idea what heavy waves were until i moved to santa cruz. nor cal waves have more power hands down. i guarantee a 6 foot wave at el cap isnt as strong as a 2 foot wave a 4 mile.

[@markstreeter6147]

Great stuff - moved here a year ago and have been embarrassing myself on the Hermosa summer swell trying to learn. For winter - any pref S.Bay spot where the waves are less dynamic and more forgiving and where its more generally understood that those on the waves will be learning?

[@BradJacobson]

Anywhere in the winter is a tough spot to learn. El Porto on a small day is your best bet.

[@BradYaeger]

Learned to surf in San Diego and Cardiff, up in the PNW now where , as we say , "There's free soup with every meal!". You never know what the winds going to do here, and often you drove 3 hours to get there so you paddle out no matter what and find a way. I've spent many a session just riding piles of foam straight in . All that makes you appreciate the good days even more .

[@scottc3165]

Thanks for reminding me why I drink.

[@jackbudd3738]

haha

[@wiilderworld5112]

Nice Footage! No, absolutely epic footage of South Bay matched by some serious shredding. Alex Gray weaving, wow! Surfed with him once, many years ago, in another corner of LA and... wow, he truly is nimble and responsive to opportunities. Freakish intuition x skill x great attitude in the water. Is there any cooler LA legend?!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@protectourfreedom8221]

The guy at the beginning was conor, right? I remember he was our host in el 🇸🇻...really good surfer. South Bay has some rippers but you're right...the waves here in socal leave A LOT to crave. I think everyone here although appreciative secretly dreams of being an expat at a wave-rich paradise.

[@BradJacobson]

Yes, that is Conor. He's a great guy. Thanks for watching!

[@coolchris9763]

cool piece 777

[@is300vids]

Always been curious if there are spots in PV or Malibu that mostly people don’t consider “spots” and and are hard to access but that work on the right swell. A place where you’re not guaranteed to destroy your board due to unavoidable rocks. Luanda Bay and The Cove just are really mushy and kind of longboard spots.

[@BJORNVIK]

There are! Still heavy localism when it’s good.

[@keneticdiy3746]

Great video!!!

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@jabbabbabba]

Redondo breakwall is the place for any decent sized swell. Easy vibe and light crowds.

[@iShadowMtn]

I was there today. It was primo all day.

[@kanzeso]

Accurate. The crowds suck, the waves are usually close outs, and all the fame-seekers and their camera crews make it look way better than it actually is.

[@mathdavies9546]

Hermosa beach !

[@tommyhofer1176]

awesome

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@jeffspicoli2643]

Brad, you're like if Bruce Brown and Warren Miller had a baby... cool video, narration and a proper description of surfing in those parts of California. It brought back some memories of living San Diego. That was many years before Covid! I wonder if it's busier now? What do you think?

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! It's definitely more crowded since Covid.

[@A.F.9322]

I've been surfing venice and Santa Monica for 3 years and have never seen waves like this. It's also true what he says about crowds. You will see waves that you can catch but won't be able to....not because of your skill, but because there are so many people trying to catch the same wave.

[@andrewb6753]

I live super close to Venice and know for a fact that I have seen and surfed waves like this there (I have pictures). It is once every few years, but it happened 2-3 years ago.

[@A.F.9322]

@@andrewb6753 I'm sure you have, but it's not the norm.....is what I'm trying to say.

[@andrewb6753]

@@A.F.9322 I understood, I was just saying. Bummer it isn't normal tho :(

[@georgekrpan3181]

I grew up in Orange County, surfed NB, HB, and Trestles. Moving to the South Bay was very disappointing. I lived in El Segundo but rarely surfed El Porto, giant gnarly closeouts.

[@erikapple8955]

LOL at Backdoor-esque

[@ewaldsteven]

Thank you for not blowing up the secret south bay point break...

[@chasemartino1197]

Where it at. I’m thirsty

[@nolanhoelscher4764]

@@chasemartino1197 Hagertys lol shh

[@matthewmatuszak9034]

@@chasemartino1197 Lunada Bay. It's no secret it's just everyone there is notorious for being an absolute asshole so it's uncrowded. They pop your car tires, yell you out of the water, etc.

[@sealaka]

Very cool

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching

[@DarthKoopa]

🤣 We never get waves like what are in the video. Maybe once every 5 years for a day or two. And guys are still trying to be aggro in the water on small days.

[@nemotaylor240]

This video is 100% horseshit. It’s a montage of once a decade swells, when 99.999% of the time the surf is waist high garbage.

[@petersosa268]

Yea the clips shown are probably compiled from a handful of sessions that happened over several years 😂,

[@Californiansurfer]

El Porto. Yes

[@dominickthegamer]

I wish there was a video like this for NY / LongIsland

[@JayDohner]

Why are you're maps upside-down? 😉 Great vid though. 👏🤙😁

[@BradJacobson]

I agree, it's the way Google Earth loads it. earth.google.com/web/@33.84710106,-118.4838406,9.3750893a,203935.31935249d,35y,137.26645667h,7.71866777t,-0r

[@just1voice994]

I was wondering the same thing haha

[@onquarter]

@@BradJacobson Click the compass in the bottom left. It's a button.

[@12345lolacat]

The closeout thing is very accurate.

[@travisguide4516]

This was awesome my brother lives over there I always wondered why nobody really talks about surfing over there reminds me of bolsa chica sounds much worse lol

[@Craftinfinite]

I grew up in Orange County and spent the majority of my adult life in Santa Cruz. My wife and I recently moved to LA and moved into the Riviera section of the South Bay. I moved there in the summer and I was like, "dude, there are zero waves here." Southbay not the spot to check in the summer. But met a lot of epic people and was super respectful and got some good waves at spots I'm not allowed to name. We didn't last though, and now we live in Encinitas.

[@robincombsrockinrobin9864]

Started surfin' Breakwater in 71. Then came oil pier (up from El Porto) Sapphire, Topaz, Ave. I when it resembled Pipeline and even Horseshoe Pier. Oh, and I mean big Breakwater. Then mid 70's to early 80's I was always (like, local always) surfing Bluff cove but my true love was / is Hag's...Haggerty's. What do you mean you can't talk about P.V.? I'm 64 now, and was surfing before those little pukes were even born.

[@stevencope3414]

Drainpipes ruined epic burn out ave I ... Horseshoe beat kept secret wind swell spit in California ... Army Corp dropped rocks off the breakwater basically putting an end to REALLY good consistent b-wall ... El Porto Jerry buried Grand street and stopped the sand flow to D W ... So like you I'm really stoked to have been part of south bay surfing in its day! Horseshoe burned on my b-day 88.

[@Cidra158]

So cool to know! Learning the ropes along PCH and in Puerto Rico

[@michaelmastrangelo9629]

Sweet clips

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks

[@Cproductions1319]

How do you get such awesome shots? Tripod?

[@bushkey]

Respect Brad 💪🏻🤙🏻

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks!

[@BangTaoBeach]

I won a surf contest at El Porto in the late 1970's. Big closed out waves. I think I won because I managed to catch three waves while everyone else in the final was caught inside. I caught a left that was big and hollow and got a heavy tube...which quickly ate me up. After the contest we all went to El Tarasco's to have great food. I had some really good days at the Redondo Breakwall and followed the sessions up at the Chart House with a cold cerveza.

[@barclaysauers255]

Topsy turvy map work Brad. Had to watch this upside down. Turns a thumbs up into a thumbs.........you know.

[@BradJacobson]

I agree about the map, it's the way Google Earth loads it. earth.google.com/web/@33.84710106,-118.4838406,9.3750893a,203935.31935249d,35y,137.26645667h,7.71866777t,-0r

[@barclaysauers255]

Thanks for the reply.

[@jeffz1220]

Palos Verde!!!! Cant wait, got a crew of us from Florida heading out for a couple of weeks!! Cowabunga dudes!

[@DarknessYT2010]

great work ,what i love about LA it never seems windy !

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! Sadly the wind usually picks up by 11am every day.

[@user-ob8mk9zb3o]

Well said indeed

[@jeffbauer3425]

Great waves. I live in south Florida, rare we really get good conditions for great waves. But warm water and no great whites 😳

[@jeffbauer3425]

@Auggie Yes I know . So yeah surfing by inlets is where we could encounter them more often, but usually alot of black tip spinners are around. But there is ALWAYS that chance.

[@natural_law]

@@jeffbauer3425 Indian River Inlet...✌️

[@powercarve125]

Australia next I surf Huntington mainly but might wanna live in Australia

[@myagenthouston]

which beach is good for beginners? the most similar to Honolulu waves?

[@brirags]

Last week we had perfect glassy conditions all day hardly anyone out. Don't bother coming since chances are you won't see that again anytime soon.

[@nicholaseachus5937]

Glad I live at the obx

[@michaelangelos5117]

One great white attack was the guy that was swimming around the Manhattan Pier, right? And the shark had been trolled by that fishermen up on the pier? anyway, thanks for the vid. I haven't been in El Porto for a while. Been hanging down south and am really missing the closeouts.

[@BradJacobson]

Yep, thanks for watching!

[@JohnnygSawyer]

The angler should have cut the line and left the juvenile alone. What a kook he was.

[@Rick081808]

SD. Oceanside Harbor is a great have and Swamis is a reef SD has great waves

[@drsous70]

Nice video

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@jasonjackson5696]

I grew up literally on the beach in front of the Breakwater, now called the Breakwall for some stupid reason & surfed every inch of the South Bay & knew it intimately. Some of this is true & some of it is bullshit - the tides & swell direction dictate where to get great lined up, makeable surf. I became an expert reading weather maps well before the internet. There is more than one point break to surf on the hill & those are open secrets. It was a great place to grow up & I ended up moving to a far superior stretch of coastline & never, ever looked back. This vid confirmed my choice to leave.

[@kevinvictor911]

Where’d you go to?

[@jasonjackson5696]

@@kevinvictor911 - I’ll never tell 🤭😂

[@DmitryLapshukov]

Pretty please 🥺

[@jasonjackson5696]

@@DmitryLapshukov NEVER

[@luminisant]

@@jasonjackson5696 Australia is better than anywhere in America, so I'm guessing Australia. Or maybe Hawaii.

[@benjaminmm4745]

are you talking about the part near the pier

[@brettm3431]

what is the deal having the coastline on the left side of the screen? its like having a map of the north shore facing the bottom right of the screen

[@hugojimcam136]

I haven’t had too many bad experiences with surfers, only times was when I was learning but there’s usually mabey a couple out of tens of people that really r assholes but that’s rare in nor cal. As long as u try not to cut people off or hit a board going under a wave ur good even so it’s only a 5 second encounter if stuff goes south

[@Jacks.Outback]

Yes, LOTS of sting rays in the summer. No joke it’s common to step on at least 2 every session. Rare to be stung tho

[@basixx4911]

quality surf videos

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks! 👍

[@basixx4911]

@@BradJacobson thanks for the reply your video on the wedge is my favorite

[@evannramirez286]

Outer banks vibes

[@trevor_mounts_music]

love OBX. Winter surfing can be a real grown man's type scenario there for sure. 😂

[@tropocal2343]

*64 y.o. wisdom) I've surfed some of the best waves at the most localized spots in CA, Mex, and H.Islands.* *HOW?* *I keep my mouth shut, unless they ask me a question, which I respectfully answer.* *I sit back and observe until they all get a wave, which leaves me alone, outside, and usually I get the biggest set wave.* *This lets my surfing do the talking, as they all spectate paddling back out; I'm spotlighted.* *If locals want me to leave after that, I would, because I DO respect localism.* *Sometimes these LA locals would end up in OC during summer swells at my local spot Lowers; I treat them with respect, remind them where they're at, and who my friends are.* *I show them where to sit, and who surfs which way.* *These same locals (you showed 1; Michael at R.Breakwater **5:51**) would extend the same respect to me when I showed up at their break.* *There's tons of waves, don't insist on surfing waves when locals don't want you around.* *The Golden Rule; Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you!*

[@mimimillerbeauty]

Haha, You ain't lyin... I like it at 2-3 ft thats it... I've ran into way too many sharks at Porto its the reason I don't surf there in the winter but I'm still alive and everyone else is also so its all good...

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching.

[@xisotopex]

you should do one on the reality of surfing on the east coast.... the main footage will be of SUPers trying to see how many times they can stab the wave with their oars, and how wide they can get their stance so it looks like they are trying to take a poo standing up. the rest of the footage can be of ankle high unrideable waves lapping on the beach with a 20 mph offshore and 25°f wind chill.

[@markstrickland6760]

He's right about the big waves that's where I grew up

[@ACDelRe]

why is the map inverted?

[@ogk9678]

El Porto represent!

[@MiC-T]

You forgot Big Dume, Little Dume, Zuma, 3 points of Malibu, Lat, and Leo, and you can have County Slime even though technically it's in Ventura County. And yeah, nobody is getting attacked by sharks in LA County in the summer. But there is a reason some of the best volley ballers on earth come from the South Bay. Jake Dworski and Strider notwithstanding.

[@BradJacobson]

I just covered the South Bay Region in this one. I may do future videos up there. Thanks for watching.

[@dylanmullin06]

🤙🤙

[@BradJacobson]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikuo7258]

That’s the same in Gold Coast.