Pleasure Point
Right-breaking reef-and-cobble point on the East Side of Santa Cruz. Multiple takeoff zones along the cliff. Long, walling rights that draw a heavy longboard and shortboard mix on west-northwest and south groundswell.
Spot intel
Parking
Free street parking along East Cliff Drive and the residential streets above. No dedicated lot. Mid-day fills first on a working swell.
Crowd
One of the densest point lineups in California. Locals run it. Longboard culture runs generational at this break.
Beginner-friendly?
No.
Cobblestone bottom, tight priority hierarchy, fast walling rights, and a lineup with no room for novice positioning. Not a beginner wave.
Lineup etiquette
Priority on a point goes to the deepest rider. Shoulder-hopping a wave already ridden from the peak is the standard call-out.
When it's on
West through northwest groundswell on the winter side, south groundswell on the summer side. Light offshore from the north through northeast. Incoming mid-tide window.
Where it breaks
- Coordinates
- 36.9570, -121.9650
- Shore faces
- SW
- Region
- East Side Santa Cruz, California
Launching summer 2026.
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