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California Surfski
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Carter Johnson surfing standing waves under the Golden Gate Bridge
Downwinds/Paddles
Lake Tahoe (straddles California/Nevada border)
- Kaspian Run - Kaspian Point to Waterman's Landing 9 miles See Nevada
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Los Angeles and nearby
- Costa Mesa/Newport Beach
- Leo Carillo State Park to Marina Del Rey - approx. 30 miles
- Point Dume - Marina Del Rey approx 23 miles Downwindfun
- Newport Harbor Entrance Channel
- surfing video near bait barge (the “Wedge” is just around the corner on the west side of the west entrance jetty)
- Dana Point
- Laguna Beach Boat Canyon - Dana Point Harbor 10 miles video
- Dana Harbor - San Clemente 6 - 7 miles
- Huntington Beach
- Long Beach
- Downwind
- Cabrillo Run ~12 miles video
- Flatwater
- Alamitos Bay video
- Ventura
- Pitas point - Ventura Harbor ~7 miles This run can be a bit challenging when the prevailing wind and seas are confused and quartering versus having more uniform conditions from behind. Option of course is to paddle straight up wind and turn around when you've had enough.
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Salt Point State Park
- Salt Point State Park - Duncan's Cove approx 22 miles
- Austin Kieffer/Carter Johnson 2019 FB Photos
Salt Point SP to Duncan's Cove
San Diego and nearby
Downwind
- Aqua Adventures - La Jolla Shores 10 miles video
- Carlsbad - Aqua Hedionda Lagoon Mouth ocean swell gets filtered into the channel at the lagoon mouth - great for surfing laps video
- San Diego Harbor
- Calypso's Run? toward Coronado Bridge?
- Tourmaline
- Birdrock - Tourmaline short laps
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Surfing
San Francisco Bay and nearby
- Downwind
- Ft Baker/Golden Gate Bridge
- Ft. Baker - Berkeley Marina approx 10 - 11 miles - paddle over to Golden Gate bridge to line up for west across bay 2011 Race Video, another video (more donuts and vans than downwinding), video
- Grand Avenue South San Francisco
- Grand - 3rd Avenue,Foster City 8 miles video, OC downwind
- Grand - Redwood City approx 15 miles OC video, Surfski video
- Half Moon Bay video
- Pillar Point video
- Muir Beach - Pt. Bonita - Sausalito - approx. 10 miles. Lots of bend in this route. What works for the most assistance from the wind/waves? WSW? SW?
- Oyster Point
- Tomales Bay
- Marconi Cove - Lawson's Landing 9.5 miles video
- Surf
Zsolt Szadovszki Paddling Around Sausalito in Calm
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Kenny Howell in South SF Bay with Good Wind
San Luis Obispo
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Santa Barbara
- Goleta Beach Park to Santa Barbara Harbor approx. 10 miles Downwindfun, Downwindable.com "Pier-to-Pier Run"
- Haskell's Beach out to Oil Platform Holly to Santa Barbara Harbor - approx. 16 miles
- Santa Barbara Channel Crossing 28 m Downwindfun
- Santa Barbara Harbor - Carpinteria 9-10 miles It can be a challenging paddle with confused winds/seas and strong counter currents near Carpinteria reef.
- Santa Barbara Harbor
- Santa Barbara Harbor Out and Back video
- Santa Barbara - Ventura 30 miles facebook video
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Santa Cruz/Monterrey Bay
- Downwind
- Davenport Landing to Main Beach - 14 miles (Course of the popular Santa Cruz Downwind Ryders Cup Race)
- Davenport Landing to Mitchell's Cove 12 miles Downwindfun
- Slightly shorter to Natural Bridges
- Santa Cruz Harbor - Moss Landing - ~16.5 miles OC1 video
- Surf
- Flatwater
- Elkhorn Slough sea kayak video
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Tidal Races
- San Francisco Bay Downwinding Against Tide - Golden Gate to Sausalito video
- Yellow Bluff sea kayak video
- Raccoon Strait off Pt. Stuart
- Alcatraz Island
- Under Golden Gate Bridge video
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Conditions
Coastal Webcams
San Francisco Bay
- Old USA Downwind Champs Race Reports (some run in very challenging conditions)
- US Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model - visit if you want to see a physical model of how the currents work in SF Bay
- Tides and Currents Bay Area Sea Kayakers
- Tides and Currents on the Bay San Francisco Open Water Rowing Club
- Swell & Wind Wave Heights
- Real Time Wind Speeds & Direction
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Rentals/Lessons/Clubs
- Los Angeles
- Costa Mesa/Newport Beach
- Newport Beach Aquatic Center training, rental
- San Diego
- Aqua Adventures rentals (Epic V5, roto V7), lessons
- West Coast Paddle Board Rentals (have had Nelo 510s (plastic) for rent in the past)
- San Francisco
- Berkeley Rowing Club Surfskis, OCs, K1s, Marathon Canoes
- City Kayak plastic and fiber surfskis, requires evidence of competence
- Dolphin Club Aquatic Cove has surfskis and lessons for members
- Half Moon Bay
- Epic Test Center Kenny Howell - Call to Schedule 230 Princeton Ave., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
- +17276661419 kenny.howell@epickayaks.com
- Redwood City
- Bair Island Aquatic Center lessons
- San Rafael
- 101 Surf Sports website115 Third St, San Rafael, Ca
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Races
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Surfski/OC Dealers
- Epic Test Center Kenny Howell - Call to Schedule 230 Princeton Ave., Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, +17276661419 kenny.howell@epickayaks.com
- Ocean Paddlesports info@oceanpaddlesports.comOcean Paddlesports 2177 Rural Lane
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Fenn, Carbonology Surfskis, Accessories, Lessons, Rentals - On The Water 360 OTW360 1 Harbor Dr #300, Sausalito, CA 94965 Fenn, Carbonology Surfskis, Accessories
- Ozone Kai Wa'a OCs, Surfskis
- SoCal Lindsey Richman, socal@outriggerzone.com, (310) 490-5068, 7532 Rindge Ave, Playa del Rey, CA 90293
- NorCal lee.michael22@gmail.com (415) 810-3438 San Bruno, CA 94066 California
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Other Resources
- Launches
- San Francisco Bay Water Trail Map small boat launches
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