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Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/25/2016
Castles made of sand at Coronado Beach in San Diego.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/29/2015
Cabrillo National Monument is located at the southern end of Point Loma.
Yelena Sukhanov
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01/08/2015
Pelicans along the Ocean Beach Pier.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
12/18/2014
San Diego's Ocean Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/22/2016
Tourmaline Surf park at Pacific Beach.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date: 
01/16/2015
La Jolla Shores.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/30/2015
Black's Beach near La Jolla.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date: 
05/16/2014
View of the beach from the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve.
Anzelina Coodey
Photo Date: 
05/15/2014
San Elijo is a great spot for beginning surfers.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
05/20/2014
Swami's beach is home to a world-class (and often crowded) surf break.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/22/2016
Shaded picnic areas at San Onofre Surf Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/22/2016
San Onofre Surf Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/02/2015
San Clemente State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/03/2015
San Clemente City Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/04/2015
Salt Creek Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/04/2015
Salt Creek is known for its surf.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/04/2015
Thousand Steps Beach in Orange County.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/21/2015
Avalon Bay Beach on Catalina Island.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/19/2015
Manhattan Beach + Pier from Manhattan Beach Boulevard.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/19/2015
Manhattan Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/22/2015
Venice Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/22/2015
Venice Beach at sunset.
Shane Kucera
Photo Date: 
12/10/2010
Santa Monica Pier from Venice Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/17/2015
Ocean Front Walk at Santa Monica State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/17/2015
View of the Santa Monica Pier from Santa Monica State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Surfer's at Topanga State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Malibu's Surfrider Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) and western gulls (Laris occidentalis) at Malibu Lagoon State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/17/2015
Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
View east from Point Dume State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
View looking northwest to Westward Beach at Point Dume State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Westward Beach, adjacent to Point Dume at the very southern end of Zuma Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Zuma Beach backed by the Santa Monica Mountains.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
El Matador State Beach.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date: 
11/16/2015
Sunset at El Matador State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
10/19/2013
Looking east from the top of El Capitan State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
12/03/2007
Surfer's at El Capitan State Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
11/28/2014
Jalama Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
11/28/2014
Surf fishing from Jalama Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
03/09/2016
Scenic Spooner's Cove in Montana de Oro State Park.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
03/12/2016
Morro Strand is a great beach to relax or surf.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/17/2014
Southern Big Sur's Sand Dollar Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/17/2014
Sand Dollar Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/16/2014
Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date: 
01/31/2014
Pfeiffer Beach's Keyhole Rock is famous among photographers.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/15/2014
Andrew Molera State Beach framed by Molera Point headland.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/15/2014
Big Sur River Estuary at Andrew Molera State Beach.
John Cody
Photo Date: 
11/07/2015
Capitola Beach near Santa Cruz.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date: 
03/06/2016
Davenport Landing Beach.
John Cody
Photo Date: 
10/22/2014
Scott Creek Beach is popular with kitesurfers.
John Cody
Photo Date: 
10/22/2014
Waddell Beach in Big Basin Redwoods State Park.
John Cody
Photo Date: 
10/22/2014
Brown Pelican at Waddell Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
02/23/2016
Walking out to one of the points at Pescadero State Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
02/23/2016
Looking back at Highway 1 from the Pescadero bluff.
Gina Teichert
Photo Date: 
02/26/2014
Montana Beach on a foggy morning.
Gina Teichert
Photo Date: 
06/13/2014
Gray Whale Cove State Beach as seen from the access trail.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
02/05/2016
Pacifica State Beach.
Denis LeBlanc
Photo Date: 
02/05/2016
Surfers at Linda Mar/Pacifica State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/01/2013
San Francisco's Ocean Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/01/2013
With the right conditions, the waves at Ocean Beach are as good as anywhere.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
10/30/2013
Baker Beach view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/07/2013
Looking down over Rodeo Beach and Rodeo Lagoon from Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/07/2013
Surfing at Rodeo Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/12/2014
Marin County's Muir Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
01/12/2014
Looking southeast along Bolinas Beach. Bolinas Ridge is in the background.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
02/24/2014
Kehoe Beach, Point Reyes Peninsula.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
02/24/2014
McClure's Beach, Point Reyes.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
02/24/2014
Trail leading down to McClures Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/12/2013
North Salmon Creek is the most popular surf spot along the Sonoma Coast.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
11/12/2013
The view north from North Salmon Creek.
Reed Youngbar
Photo Date: 
03/25/2014
Cooks Beach in southern Mendocino County.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date: 
12/26/2013
Humboldt County's Moonstone Beach.
Ashley Johnson
Photo Date: 
12/25/2013
Sunset on the Pacific from Luffenholtz Beach.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date: 
05/17/2015
Trinidad State Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
07/15/2014
Gold Bluffs Beach.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date: 
07/15/2014
View north from Gold Bluffs Beach.

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