Located in North Orange County, Los Angeles, Southern California, Dolphin Street is a quality reef break that unloads over a sand and rock bottom. The waves here can be a bit tricky at times, but peel left offering rides of up to 150 meters, providing great sections for turns and hacks.
What are the best surf conditions for Dolphin Street?
Gets good from waist high up to double overhead. We recommend a shortboard when bigger here and a longboard when smaller. Dolphin Street is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. The surf here usually has a wave (5/10) and always has a crew (7/10). The best winds are offshore from the Northeast, the best swells come from the Northwest and West, and the best tides are low.
We recommend wearing a 3/2 wetsuit here in the summer when water temperatures rise to 20 degrees. In the winter we recommend wearing a 4/3 wetsuit when water temps dip to 15 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.
