Pleasure Point Surf and Travel Guide

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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

Looking North at Pleasure Poin

Nearby Surf Shops

Paradise Surf Shop, 3961 Portola Dr, Santa Cruz CA 95062(831)462-3880

O'Neill Surf Shop, 1149 41st Ave, Capitola CA 95010 (831) 475-4151

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Great Spot, with Bad Surfing
Great, very good spot here, waves all the time. Locals hold it down on the bigger days but I noticed that there are also a lot of goofy, non surfing kooks ...

Overrun by Bad Longboarders and Clueless Visitors Not rated yet
This is the best wave on the East Side, when it's good, and it's basically unsurfable except for very expert surfers, thanks to unskilled surfers that ...

Small Day at 38th Not rated yet
Its a picture of me a year or two ago when i was first started surfing. I was at 38th avenue in Santa Cruz

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