Scott's Creek

Surf Guide

Secret spots? What secret spots? There are a number of breaks north and south of Scott's Creek. These places used to be top secret and it's still not cool to talk about them, so we won't. Scott's Creek itself is visible from the road, so we'll talk about that. Scott's Creek is a right reef that breaks anywhere from 2 feet to 20, mostly in the winter. It can get big and burly, and the place will roll you to within an inch of your life if you screw up. The reef on the north end of the beach is the main attraction, but during the winter, the creek and the moving sand can create sandbars all up and down the beach. Scott's Creek also gets a lot of wind, so if you see sails, you probably won't be surfing. There are a bunch of shark stories attached to this area and the reefs just north. Scott's Creek is also a good place to get fluked by a gray whale in the spring. They like this stretch of beach, for some reason, and there often are pods of 20-plus whales less than 50 yards from the beach, all through the spring.