Bolsa Chica / Huntington Beach
Orange County · near Huntington Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Wind Sports
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Spring–fall (afternoons)
- Water temperature
- Mild (60s°F) — 3/2 wetsuit or shorty
What is here
- Amenities
- Open OC beach riding · Waves & chop · Milder water · Surf-city setting
- Best for
- OC beach and wave riding
- Features
- Open OC beach with waves · Designated kite areas · Mild water · Surf City USA setting
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Shore break & rips · Crowded surf beaches · Designated kite zones (respect rules) · Boat/pier hazards
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Guides, rentals and operators
- Lessons
- Yes
Wind Sports detail
- Discipline
- kite · windsurf · wing
- Conditions
- waves
- Venue
- ocean
- Wind kt
- 16
- Wind
- W/SW, 10–22 kt afternoons — open beach with waves and chop
- Intl tip
- Open OC beach riding at 'Surf City' — W/SW afternoon breeze (10–22 kt), chop and waves. Mild water (3/2/shorty). Wide beaches with room; lessons nearby. IMPORTANT: kiteboarding is restricted to designated zones/seasons on these busy surf-and-swim beaches — respect the posted rules and stay clear of surfers/swimmers. Shore break, rips, pier hazards. Convenient OC option.
The guide
The long open beaches of Bolsa Chica and Huntington ('Surf City USA') offer accessible wind-and-wave riding in the heart of Ora…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Bolsa Chica / Huntington Beach — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.69, -118.04