Huntington Harbour
Huntington Beach (Orange County) · near Huntington Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Kayaking & SUP
At a glance
- Best season
- Year-round; calm mornings best
What is here
- Wildlife
- Egrets, herons, terns & cormorants; the adjacent Bolsa Chica wetlands host endangered least terns; stingrays & occasional sea lions in the harbour
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Kayaking & SUP detail
- Nickname
- OC's Beginner Harbour
- Water types
- protected-bay
- Exposure
- sheltered
- Sup friendly
- Yes
- Wetsuit
- ~68-72F summer, high-50s winter; no wetsuit in summer
- Intl tip
- Launch early for glassy water and stay inside the residential harbour - the Bolsa Chica reserve itself is closed to boats (view it from the footbridge). Watch tidal current near the inlet and PCH bridge.
The guide
Huntington Harbour is a calm maze of residential canals and open harbour water - arguably the most forgiving beginner paddle in…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Huntington Harbour — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.718, -118.068