surfing beaches near UCSD

Hi Eevryone, im from the distant land of Australia

depending on what you mean by "good"
i don't think the shores or scrips come to mind when i hear "good surf spots"

Blacks is known to be a heavy big wave spot in the winter time.
if it's a good west-north swell blacks will be going off.

also there are quite a few good reef spots in la jolla
of course you gotta surf windansea since you will be in the area.

Go a few miles north and you'll have a decent reef break in Del Mar.  Go a little further north of there, about six miles, and you have Cardiff Reef, Suckouts, Pipes, and Swami's.

Originally posted by sweden "in my humble opinion", I can only speak for myself. Dude was asking for spots close to UCSD campus.

i know what imho means.
and imho the shores is one of the worst spots in san diego county.

i know the title of the thread is spots near ucsd, but in his post he said "good spots".

there are a lot of good spots in australia.
for an example i'm going to post a picture of a spot in hawaii.
the guy that posted the pic said that the conditions were "junky"


just imagine if that is junk to hawaii people, what would they think about knee-waist high closeout/mush waves at the shores.

here is another

Combo swells plus moderate NE trades made for some not-so-ideal conditions... conditions were a bit disheveled

now if that is not ideal conditions and disheveled... wow


"good" means different things to different people. however imho when i hear "good surf spot" the last place i think of is la jolla shores.

What side board do you ride? i go to Shores for DP almost every morning and passes the UCSD junction.

Originally posted by aussie_tim hehe a lift would be awesome what do you think the average swell size would be at this time of the year?   i still havent decided exactly where i want to go, on a side question, does anyone know much about the UCSD campus and campus life, i rly dont know what im in for and any info would be good   thanks

most waves are gonna be 3-5 feet (cali scale), when we get swells they are good sometimes.
most of the time waves will be around waist to chest high. when the good north or west swells come in they will be over head.

i don't really know much about ucsd.

UCSD is a pretty boring campus, and that's coming from a grad student, but it is an easy(ish) walk to Black's and Scripps, both solid winter surf spots.

If you want to party at night, you might wnt to think about living in Pacific Beach. Lots of bars & restaurants there, and PB Pier is definitely surfable. If you only want to surf and can swing it, another place to check is Windansea in La Jolla. It's a bit pricey and not too lively, but it's a good break if "6 foot is fine." UCSD has a free bus pass for students and it's about a 25-4f min ride to campus.

Originally posted by vegas mike and imho the shores is one of the worst spots in san diego county. ... "good" means different things to different people. however imho when i hear "good surf spot" the last place i think of is la jolla shores.

Hey Bro, are you dissing my home break?! Don't make me throw down, Boy!

Seriously, though, Shores is a solid longboard break with some of the most consistent surf and most reliably good vibes in the county. In the winter when the NW swells come in, it's one of the best breaks around. That said, there's no shortage of folks surfing around here so it is best if all the wannabe pro surfers hit the wannabe pro surfbreaks and leave LJ Shores to us kooks.

Originally posted by twee UCSD is basically what you make of it.  ...an awesome bar in Porter's Pub right on campus, with a taplist that's better than most taverns I've been to.

I was going to mention that Porter's has a nice taplist for San Diego microbrews, even the Round Table pizza has Stone on tap.

Note, however, that's the only thing on your list of entertaining pastimes actually on UCSD campus. You're not going to see any good concerts or plays at UCSD (as a science campus, there aren't many artists around). There's no sporting events to speak of (though lots of IM stuff going on). And while Porter's is nice, it's definitely more of a place you stop to pick up a brew between classes than a place you party on a Friday night.

That said, I can't imagine many campuses that offer a more fun undergrad experience. Surfing is all you really need to make yourself happy and you'd be able to form some good crews with the other students. PB is a great place to get-crazy-go-nuts and the 30 couldn't make getting around there easier. Loads of great stuff around UCSD, just nothing happening on the campus.

This stands in stark contrast to my East Coast undergraduate experience, where the city around campus was a sucktastic cesspool of boredom but the kids would get together and throw raves on campus.

Originally posted by burnerben You're not going to see any good concerts

che cafe not there anymore?
i saw some great concerts there back in the late 90's

Originally posted by vegas mike Originally posted by twee If I want to chillax and hang out with buddies and a thousand of your closest friends. then shores is great the shores is just as good of a surf spot as the other hundreds of miles of beach break california has. however it's always got a thousand people on the sand. i'd rather hit up some spot between mission and pb. got all the sand to your self and the waves are just as good (if you want to use that word) as the shores. also there are a lot of beach breaks that are 100 times better than the shores. i think the only reason the shores is as popular is cause of the easy access. however you shores "locals" can keep thinking that the shores is a world class surf spot.

lol, world class surf spot.

I like Shores because of the crowds, believe it or not.  If I'm looking to socialize while surfing, Shores is where I go.  If I want to just surf and be by myself, you'll find me in North County in any of the other, much better breaks.


EDIT: And yeah, Che's still there and they put on some awesome shows every now and then.  Saw a Lightning Bolt show there that completely rocked my ass off.

I don't know, I just don't understand how anyone could get bored at UCSD when there's so many things to do around it.  At least you're not at UCR, where all you have to do is eat really bad Mexican food and dodge bullets.


Edited by twee - 21 September 2009 at 12:55pm

haha a btt overwhelming actually lol

haha well that sounds good

If you're living in the dorms, I hear they have routine inspections or whatever to make sure you kids don't have any contraband.  Other than that, I don't think they ID at Porter's, I've never seen them do that.