Surfing in Del Norte County

Surfing is a popular activity in Del Norte County and we have some good spots for it.

Surfing Spots

Enderts Beach, Crescent City

This small, rarely crowded beach has a fairly exposed reef break. The surfing is fairly consistent year round. Ideal winds are from the east. Most of the surf comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Best around mid-tide. Watch for sharks, rocks and riptides.

Garth’s Reef, Crescent City

Sheltered reef break that is inconsistent. Optimum surfing is in the Winter. Best swell is from the northwest and the best offshore wind direction is North. This surfing spot is rarely crowded. Watch for sharks.

Kellogg Beach, Crescent City

One of the most beautiful and least known, this exposed beach’s surf quality is unaffected by tides. The best surf conditions for this beach are southwest swells and easterly offshore winds. Not likely to be crowded. Sharks have been spotted.

Klamath Rivermouth, Klamath

Exposed beach break offers fairly consistent surf. Best conditions are when offshore winds are from the east and swell is southwesterly. Good surf available at all tide stages. Beach break consists of rights. Rarely crowded. Watch for sharks, rock and riptides.

Pebble Beach, Crescent City

A popular spot for surfing, this beach offers easy accessibility from Highway 101. The beach varies from rocky to sandy. Offering a consistent beach break, this mostly west-facing beach cannot be surfed at high tide.

Point St George, Crescent City

One of the best breaks in the area, Point St. George is an exposed rocky shelf, reef and point break. Low tide is the best time, especially in winter. Southeasterly offshore winds and northwest swell direction provide the best times to surf. Beach access is not easy, so it is uncrowded.

South Beach, Crescent City

Once considered a surfing Mecca, rumor has it the surfing wet suit was invented here, where the water temperature doesn't rise much above 59 degrees. South Beach is sandy and popular during the northeasterly winds of Winter-Spring. Mushy and forgiving, it's ideal for beginners. At low tide, South Beach usually walls and becomes nearly impossible to get out, so high tides are preferred. The surf gets bigger and more blustery the farther down the beach you go.

Whaler Island, Crescent City

Sheltered reef break that is inconsistent. Low tide is the best time to surf, especially in winter. Easterly offshore winds and northwesterly swells provide the best conditions. Watch for sharks and rocks.

Wilson Creek, Klamath

This exposed reef and sheltered beach break provides optimum surfing conditions in the summer. Good surf is available at all tide stages. Best swell comes in the west-southwest direction. Best offshore wind direction is east. Since Wilson Creek is more protected from north and northwest winds, it is a good spot when the breaks closer to Crescent City are blown out.

Windsurfing Spots

Crescent City Harbor
Popular spot for windsurfing, Crescent City Harbor is at the south-end of town.

Lake Earl, Crescent City

Need some supplies for your board? Need a board? Check out these two surf shops!

Rhyn Noll Surf & Skate

South Beach Outfitters

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