Pleasure Point

Just south of Santa Cruz in Capitola is Pleasure Point and the nearby breaks. Just follow 37 ave to the coast and look down on these spots all next to each other. Pleasure Point, 38th Ave, the Hook, Privates, Sharks...there all good. Back in my single longboarding days I used to frequently drive down before work (in San Francisco) hit these spots for a couple of hours, and roll in to work at my latest possible start time with blood shot eyes and screwy hair.

Surfing Santa Cruz is nice because the area seems blessed with geography. Not only was there less wind and fog many days than what I would see in the SF Bay Area, the Kelp beds also help keep things glassy. Beautiful reddish sunsets and cute sea otters (don't see them around here) add to the effect.

Pleasure Point itself picks up a little bit of all swell, but southwest is best. Avoid high tide.

It was crowded then and more crowded now so I rarely go anymore since I can't hit it mid-week anymore.

Looking North at Pleasure Point

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