Use the individual peninsula records and their access notes. Public-access resources are a starting point, not approval for an improvised cliff route. The neighboring Manhattan Beach page concerns a different managed setting; do not borrow its amenities or access assumptions. Compare the source data first, then ask whether the actual wave, route and exit match the session you are equipped for.
The inherited spot descriptions below have their own provenance and uncertainty. This context update does not independently verify every takeoff, access status or historical claim.
Regional significant wave height and modeled breaking-face height are different quantities. Check each source and unit label.
Reef / Advanced
Indicators
One of the most respected Palos Verdes reef names.
Reported direction
Left & right
General swell window
SSW–W
Reported tide preference
Low–mid
Bottom
Rock / reef
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Regional waves, wind, water temperature, NOAA tides and nearby buoy observations. Requires JavaScript and a working data connection.
Point / reef / Advanced
Lunada Bay
The famous PV point, essential to any serious coast atlas.
Reported direction
Right-dominant
General swell window
W–NW
Reported tide preference
Low–mid
Bottom
Cobble, reef & rock
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally. Public access. Check current access independently.
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Regional waves, wind, water temperature, NOAA tides and nearby buoy observations. Requires JavaScript and a working data connection.
Reef / Advanced
Haggertys
Also searched as: Haggerty's · Haggerty’s · Hag's · Hag’s
A standout left-oriented Palos Verdes reef with serious surf history.
Reported direction
Left-dominant
General swell window
SSW–W
Reported tide preference
Low–mid
Bottom
Rock / reef
This entry is mapped as a searchable surf zone rather than a claim of one frozen takeoff. Expect shifts with sand, tide, swell angle and crowd pressure.
Things to check: Currents, crowding, submerged reef or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Location: Reference-corrected coastal area; approximate takeoff, not surveyed. Public access. Check current access independently.