Ghost Fingers · The catalog
53 California spots. North to south.
Famous breaks and beginner-friendly waves, from Ocean Beach to Imperial Beach. Six-tier verdicts calibrated per break — swell, period, direction, tide, and wind.
NorCal — Bay Area
SF
- Bolinas· Beginner-friendly
- Fort Point· Famous spot
- Ocean Beach· Famous spot
Pacifica
- Linda Mar· Beginner-friendly
Central Coast
West Side Santa Cruz
- Cowell's· Famous + beginner-friendly
- Steamer Lane· Famous spot
East Side Santa Cruz
- Pleasure Point· Famous + beginner-friendly
Monterey
- Lovers Point· Beginner-friendly
- Carmel River Mouth· Famous + beginner-friendly
Big Sur
- Andrew Molera· Famous spot
Cayucos / Morro Bay
- Cayucos Pier· Beginner-friendly
- Morro Rock· Famous spot
Pismo
- Avila· Beginner-friendly
- Pismo Pier· Beginner-friendly
Santa Barbara County
Gaviota
- Refugio· Beginner-friendly
Santa Barbara
- Campus Point· Famous + beginner-friendly
Carpinteria
- Rincon· Famous spot
Ventura County
North Ventura
- Mondos· Famous + beginner-friendly
Ventura
- Ventura Point· Famous + beginner-friendly
- C Street· Famous spot
Los Angeles County
Malibu
- Malibu — 3rd Point· Famous spot
- Malibu — 1st Point· Famous + beginner-friendly
- Sunset (Malibu)· Famous + beginner-friendly
North LA
- Sunset Point· Famous + beginner-friendly
- Leo Carrillo· Beginner-friendly
- Topanga· Famous spot
- Will Rogers· Beginner-friendly
- Bay Street· Beginner-friendly
South Bay LA
- El Porto 45th St· Famous + beginner-friendly
- Bruce's Beach· Beginner-friendly
Palos Verdes
- Haggerty's· Famous spot
Orange County
North OC
- Sunset Beach (HB)· Famous + beginner-friendly
- Bolsa Chica· Beginner-friendly
- Huntington Beach· Famous + beginner-friendly
Central OC
- The Wedge· Famous spot
- Brooks Street· Famous + beginner-friendly
South OC
- Salt Creek· Famous spot
- Doheny· Famous + beginner-friendly
- T-Street· Famous spot
- Lowers· Famous spot
- San Onofre· Famous + beginner-friendly
San Diego County
Encinitas / Cardiff
- Swamis· Famous spot
Solana / Del Mar
- Solana Beach· Beginner-friendly
PB / Mission Beach
- Tourmaline· Beginner-friendly
- Pacific Beach· Beginner-friendly
Sunset Cliffs / OB SD
- OB Pier· Beginner-friendly
- Sunset Cliffs· Famous spot
Imperial Beach
- Imperial Beach Pier· Beginner-friendly