Surf Side Beach — Attraction in undefined

One can access the western end of this beach on foot via Astwood Walk (next to the gas station lot) and a tall set of stone steps cut into the cliff. Depending on beach erosion and the tide, you may be able to access the entire beach -- or just part of it. At the eastern end, it's been co-opted by the Azura complex, but there is no physical barrier, and there is plenty of beach that is not part of Azura. It's extremely quiet -- very few people, if any -- and absolutely beautiful. You can snorkel right offshore as in so many parts of BDA. Surf is typical for South...

The last time I visited this beach was in June of 2018. This appeared to be the site of an old fort. You can see part of the fort facade in the cliffs and there are also stairwells which are still intact. In December of 2020 I noticed that there were rockslides as evidenced by huge boulders at some points near the cliffs. You can still see concrete appendages in the water which proved that the water levels have receded during the last...

Fantastic public beach with very few people. This has areas that are safe to swim. We went a few days and the most people we saw were maybe 8-10 people on a Sunday in the 3rd week of August. A majority of the people are from the...