What's it like surfing the Santa Monica pier?
#SantaMonica provides a great #wave not only to those looking to #learn #surfing for the first time, but also to those who have several years of experience under their belt. The trick is knowing where to go.

Santa Monica is a LONG stretch of #beach.
About four miles in length. This can make choosing the right spot sort of tricky.

The #pier
The area that surrounds the pier is almost always the most #crowded with surfers in the water. Is this because it's the best wave in the region? Hell no. This is because it's got a huge #parking lot and everybody by default wants to park and hang out next to the pier.
While this does tend to be the biggest peak wave for the beach, it also breaks a little harder and a little faster than other spots.

The North Side
The #North side of the pier might seem at a glance to be a great spot to #surf in privacy. Usually, not as many surfers will be in the water in this part. There is a reason for that. It's not a great wave. The pier itself actually buffers the quality swell from hitting the #shore at a well-#shaped angle, causing the wave to suffer in quality.
