Brooks Street
Reef right pointbreak in central Laguna Beach. Cobble and reef bottom. South and southwest swell window. Home of the long-running Brooks Street Surfing Classic — one of California's oldest standing contests.
Spot intel
Parking
Free street parking on Pacific Coast Highway and the residential streets above the beach. Walk-down via the posted Brooks Street public beach access stairway.
Crowd
Thick when it's on. Locals run the lineup. The reef shape and the stairway access keep the takeoff zone compact.
Beginner-friendly?
No.
Reef bottom, a tight priority hierarchy at the main peak, stairway-access entry, and a lineup that runs locally. Not a beginner wave.
Lineup etiquette
Priority on a reef point goes to the deepest rider. Shoulder-hopping a wave already ridden from the peak is the standard call-out.
When it's on
South through southwest groundswell with light offshore wind from the northeast through east. Mid-tide window.
Where it breaks
- Coordinates
- 33.5327, -117.7776
- Shore faces
- SW
- Region
- Central OC, California
Launching summer 2026.
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