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San Francisco Ft. Point Ft. Point San Francisco. Ft. Point is a small beach cove that breaks only in winter at low tide. Ocean swells must be 10 foot or higher for it to break. The waves are usually easy to reach and are perfect for down the liners. On a good day, you could catch 30 yard rides. Ft. Point is an old army base located a half mile east of the Golden Gate Bridge. There is plenty of signs to get you there once you cross the bridge. Good luck and SKIM ON! Note: Ft Point is located on the south/ San Francisco side of the bay and will work on a swell from any direction as long as its big enough. Submitted by Dan Menapace: dano@jps.net China Beach China Beach San Francisco has straight in shore break with some small sidewash. It is best at high tide and the mornings are usually glassier. The beach is usually steeper in the summer but there is more tourists. Take Golden Gate to 1 South, turn right on Lake Ave, and another right on 28th St. and you will see it on your left. Submitted by Dan Menapace: dano@jps.net San Gregorio, Half Moon Bay An excellent spot on weekdays no crowds. nice steep beach is a good take off to the 3-4 foot waves during high tide is the best where as it can get to be almost 7 feet with good tight barrels. Directions Take highway 1 south if your heading from like Pacifica, but if your coming from say Pescadero you should go north. it has a sign saying where it is just look for that and your there, skim or die! Submitted By: peachfuzz@aol.com Pillars Point, Half Moon Bay A gnarly place to skim a good wide beach with a steep incline makes it a good takeoff into the 2-4 foot waves. Hit it during the late summer (mid July- August) crowds on the weekend nobody during the week. check it out! Take 91 to Cabrillo Hwy and go north or take I 5 north (if my info is to vague it is just south of Mavericks) or talk to a surf shop Submitted By: coleton64@hotmail.com Dillon's, Lawson's Landing CA This spot has something for beginners through
advanced. It rarely has too many people on the beach, and there are
usually just a few skimboarders that are always friendly. It’s not
un-crowded because of the beach, but because not that many people know
about it. The main beach at Lawson’s Landing is where you'll find the
beginners, because of its smooth and flat sand that lasts for the length
of two football fields. As you walk left of the main beach, there are
many parts of the beach that are great for advanced moves, with waves
that break right on the beach and have fairly good shape. Submitted By: KevinAt115@aol.com Cambria Beach, CA Cambria is pretty much a year round break. It
has great days and good days. Most of the time sweet rides peeling
right and left are available. The beach itself is steep, with a
good transition into 3-4 foot beauties. The sand is really course
like The Wedge, but more round. Not a beginners' beach. Submitted By: abelmiller@altavista.net Pomponio State Beach, Half Moon Bay CA I used to skim at this beach when foam boards were
a new thing. There are many large shore breaks in the 4-6 ft range. Can
get quite insane if a storm is brewing. You usually have the place to
yourself. Probably my all time favorite spot. The beach is located one beach over from San Gregorio on highway 1 about 10 miles south of Half Moon Bay. Submitted By:
cstorm@melco.com Kelly Street, Half Moon Bay, CA Also known as Half Moon Bay State Beach. It is great for
skimming. Usually steep and work best on high tide. A street off highway 1, you make a turn towards the coast on Kelly
Avenue. There is a Mexican food place on the corner, hard to miss. Submitted By: stevenserkanic@aol.com Wrights Beach About five or six miles north of Bodega Bay is
probably the best skim spot in Northern California. Wright's beach
is a burly shorebreak with an intimidating drop-off. The south end
of the beach is just about the heaviest shorebreak I've ever seen and
should probably be avoided. The north end is a whole other story
though. There is a large rock jutting out about two hundred feet,
maybe farther, offshore that the waves wrap around and meet in a perfect
V-shape right on the shore. Check it out around mid to high tide and
hope for the wind to be mellow enough to work with, out here it is a
fifty-fifty proposition that you can actually drop your board with out
it flying away. There are some pictures posted at www.cramikskim.com
that will give you a good idea of what to expect, and no they didn't put
me up to this to increase web traffic. From Bodega Bay just drive north on highway 1 until you see a sign saying Duncan's Landing or farther up the road to the Wright's Beach parking lot. The Wright's Beach lot has a four-dollar charge but you can get around it by parking in the gravel area up the hill from the ranger booth. Submitted By: socoast@earthlink.net
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