Imperial Beach

"Alright, I'm still buzzing from this morning's session and I gotta be straight with you on Ib. Three-foot faces, decent shape on the sandbar, and that incoming tide is pushing the banks up real nice. Wind's light offshore from the east, swell's got some body to it at ten seconds. This is proper fair territory, dude — not firing, but it's got meat on it for someone who knows how to read a beach break. Here's the catch though: Tijuana River's been a wildcard all season. Water quality can be sketchy depending on what's happening south of the border, so check the latest readings before you paddle out. Crowd's light which is sick. Grab a board and work the banks if you're hungry for some turns, but don't expect barrels and don't expect it to hold together all day as tide floods. Best window: 6am–8am — incoming tide steepens the banks before the wind picks up"