County Line

Surf Guide

Always bigger than it looks and colder than you think, this is the first consistently surfed spot south of Point Mugu (and is actually just north of the official Los Angeles County line). Once called "Pete's Reef" for the burger stand that once stood on the cliff, it's now generally regarded as a spot for the Valley kids. It can be a fun hot-dog wave, and the beach area gets nasty and hollow at high tide. Located directly across PCH from Neptune's Net (a favorite stop for the area's biker gangs), County Line is probably the most visible surfing area on this stretch of highway. But the indistinct lineup can be hard to figure, and that spreads the crowd around nicely. On the north end of the beach, there's a kelpy point/cobblestone right that consistently offers the best waves. It lines up best on west and southwest swells with a medium tide, though the beachbreak gets plenty of traffic during the summer souths. For the adventurous goofyfoot (or just goofy), there's also a hollow rock-riddled left at the far north end. County Line was actually a much better point before the bottom was rearranged during the El Nino storms of 1983, although it seems to be making a comeback.