32nd Annual California Bodysurfing Championships
- When: Saturday September 17th, 2016 at 7:30 a.m.
- Where: Lagunas at Laguna Road and Highway 1 in Santa Cruz, California USA.
- Entry: $50 Download Entry Form
- Contact: brenna.reese.sullivan@gmail.com
- Website: Sanata Cruz Body Surfing Association
Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA
- Tide: Medium
- Wind: East
- Swell: Something with West in it. 3’ to 8’
- Notes: Low tide can be dangerous also going left at Avalanche.
Marine Street, San Diego, CA
- Tide: Any but a super high tide
- Wind: East
- Swell: Something with West in it between 3’ to 8’
- Notes: Big swells tend to wash through. Attitude, serious waves, serious crowds and serious injuries.
The Wedge, Newport Beach, Southern California
- Tide: Best bodysurfing conditions are normally going off on middle tide
- Wind: Blowing in from the East to North East is most suitable
- Swell: A pumping South to South West swell is ideal
- Notes: A sand break that offers only a left because the right would send you straight into a rock jetty. Very shallow bottom make conditions very dangerous.
Crescent Bay, California USA
- Tide: Best when it is high tide, if it is a low tide the waves are almost too dangerous to ride as they break right on the sand.
- Wind: Blowing in from the North East is most suitable
- Swell: Holds swells over 4ft and bigger. Flat during most of the winter months. Best when it is 6-10 feet or bigger. Big bat rays frequent this area
- Notes: Glassy, or winds from the Northeast and the swell direction pushing from the Southwest.