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The Best Place to Learn How to Surf in San Diego

Surfing is hard enough as it is.  Not only do you have to balance and turn on the board, you have to learn to position yourself, paddle correctly, drop in, and pop up on moving waves just to get to the riding part.  It’s like trying to snowboard on a moving mountain or skateboard on a moving street.  (Of course we strongly recommend surf lessons to make the process easier.)

But surfing in San Diego can be made that much harder by choosing the wrong place to go, and so much easier by choosing the best place to surf in San Diego.

We strongly recommend learning to surf in San Diego at La Jolla Shores.  Here’s why:

Every time we cruise by Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, and Ocean Beach, we watch beginner surfers struggling on the fast, close out waves.  In general the waves at these beaches all break in big sections, called “close out waves”.  This means the whole wave face crashes at once leading to steep drop ins and very little time and room to surf.where to surf san diego

A “close out wave”, found along most of San Diego’s coast, leads to steep drop ins and very little to surf.

At La Jolla Shores, the waves are, in general, much gentler, a bit smaller, and far easier to drop in and leave more room for the fun part: surfing!  We call these “peeling waves” or “long board waves” and can make life so much easier for a beginning surfer.Learn more about learning to surf in San Diego at menehunesurf.com

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“Close Out” Mike Baird:Flickr:CreativeCommons

“Long Board Wave” SurfCRS:Flickr:CreativeCommons

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Menehune Surf School Provides More than just Riding Waves

  Menehune Surf School provides some of the best guided surf instruction in all of San Diego. With one surf lesson, our students are standing up on their boards and catching waves!! Surf Lessons are provided for all ages, and anyone who wants to learn and experience the art of riding waves. 
  For the younger crowd, ages 5-17, we offer innovated surf instruction and ocean education in our Summer Surf Camps. Each camp is led by two experienced instructors, most of who are school teachers and coaches. Our camps are limited in size so that our instructors can create learning environments where kids receive more personalized attention, feel comfortable being themselves, and have fun while mastering the art of surfing!
  While we teach the physical aspect of surfing, we also help our students learn water safety, and a respect for our ocean and beaches. This is lifelong awareness that can serve many generations of surfers and beach-goers. At Menehune Surf, we wish to not only teach the fun, active sport of surfing, but gratitude and appreciation for the waters in which we learn.
                           Check out Menehune Surf’s Ocean Adventure Camp!!

   

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Best PlaceTo Surf In San Diego

Surfing is hard enough as it is.  Not only do you have to balance and turn on the board, you have to learn to position yourself, paddle correctly, drop in, and pop up on moving waves just to get to the riding part.  It’s like trying to snowboard on a moving mountain or skateboard on a moving street.

(Of course we strongly recommend surf lessons to make the process easier.)

But surfing in San Diego can be made that much harder by choosing the wrong place to go, and so much easier by choosing the best place to surf in San Diego.

We strongly recommend learning to surf in San Diego at La Jolla Shores.  Here’s why:

Every time we cruise by Mission Beach, Pacific Beach, and Ocean Beach, we watch beginner surfers struggling on the fast, close out waves.  In general the waves at these beaches all break in big sections, called “close out waves”.  This means the whole wave face crashes at once leading to steep drop ins and very little time and room to surf.

where to surf san diego
A “close out wave”, found along most of San Diego’s coast, leads to steep drop ins and very little to surf.

At La Jolla Shores, the waves are, in general, much gentler, a bit smaller, and far easier to drop in and leave more room for the fun part: surfing!  We call these “peeling waves” or long board waves” and can make life so much easier for a beginning surfer.

Long board waves at La Jolla Shores are gentler and easier for beginner surfers.

Learn more about learning to surf in San Diego at menehunesurf.com

Photo Credits:
“Close Out” Mike Baird:Flickr:CreativeCommons
“Long Board Wave” SurfCRS:Flickr:CreativeCommons

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Why Is The Water So Cold In San Diego

Spring is here…and summer is coming!  That means the water warms up…at least by California standards. Soon, south swells (waves from the south)  pump consistently great waves for beginners along our beaches and it’s a prime time for surf lessons in San Diego.

But even in the spring and summer, when air temps are in the low 80’s, at just about every lesson we teach we hear the comment, “Whoa-that is some cold water!”  So what’s the deal?

Our water temps do warm up to mid 60’s and 70’s, which, when using one of our top-tier wetsuit rentals, is really pretty comfy.  But it’s a far cry from the Atlantic coast which easily reaches the 80’s.

The reason is a process called upwelling.  It’s a pretty simple idea.  Wind and currents pull the warmer water at the top (warmed by the famous San Diego sunshine of course) away from the beach and that water is replaced by colder water from the bottom of the ocean floor.  And sadly, as soon as that colder water warms up in the sun, it’s pulled away again for and colder water replaces it.

The good news?  That colder water is super rich in nutrients picked up from the bottom of the ocean.  That spurs plankton blooms, which attract lots of fish, which is why you’ll have a great chance at surfing with dolphins, sea lions, and seals!

Photo Credit: NOAA

 Are you a kid or parent of a kid who digs fun ocean facts like this?  Check out Ocean Adventure Camp where kids learn tons of great marine biology!