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Surfer Magazine's Guide to Southern California Surf Spots | 
 enlarge | Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 32410
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 0811850005
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.32097949
EAN: 9780811850001
ASIN: 0811850005
Publication Date: May 4, 2006
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Product Description
Surfer Magazine offers the ultimate guide to catching the best waves from the pristine points of Santa Barbara to the sunny beaches of San Diego. For more than 250 spots, this sturdy manual sporting a water-resistant cover delivers a clear assessment of wave quality, prime wave conditions, and local hazards (both natural and manmade). Informative text answers the burning questions that surfers often pose: What tide? What wind? What swell? How are the locals? Are they worse than the sharks or the traffic? With helpful maps, photos, and directions, this Surfer's Guide is sure to become the gold standard for anyone looking to score the perfect wave.
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 Great Book! June 30, 2008
Awesome book for any first time surfer to S.Cali or anyone interestd in the beaches along the California Coast.
 The photos are pretty September 12, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you saw a book on hiking trails or campsites that included the following directions, "Public access exists, but out of respect to the locals, you'll have to do some exploring your own damn self," would you purchase it? Probably not. But in the secretive and hostile world of surfing we don't have much choice. You'll have to put up with sardonic commentary, and contend with poor directions, but this is still the only up-to-date guide to surf spot still in print.
Worth the paper it's printed on October 31, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a relatively comprehensive guide to Southern California surf spots. The book includes maps and descriptions of the ideal swell direction for each of the breaks it lists. Unlike other guides, however, it often omits crucial information about how tide levels affect many of the breaks it lists.
Although some will be upset by the editors' inclusion of "secret" spots like Hazard Canyon and the Indicator at Lunada Bay, the rest of us are smart enough to realize that these spots haven't been secret since about the time surfboards were carved out of balsa wood.
One of the best features of this book (and its companion guide to NorCal) is the waterproof paper it's printed on. All in all, this is a fine edition, and a slight but significant improvement over its predecessors.
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