Theme: Surfing
Long before Imperial Beach was even a city, since the 1930's this has been a surfing beach for some of the greatests surfers in our history. Today, surfing is not the wild fad some of us remember from the 1960's but it is still an exciting sport and Imperial Beach still draws the most serious and talented watermen around.
Surfing is allowed at Imperial Beach and even a novice can find waves to practice on. Also, for the professional there are the 20 foot and higher waves at The Sloughs, occuring mostly in winter, that can challenge and thrill them as well.
The second photo on this tip shows a "real" surfboard. It is huge and not for a novice. So, what ever your competence level, there are waves and boards for you.
Equipment: Natrurally, you'll need a surfboard, will want a wetsuit and a companion. Never go out alone!
Surfboards and wetsuits can be rented at the Surf Hut and it might even be possible to find a local surfer to accompany you. One thing that is good to know is that the surfers in IB tend to be pretty friendly and welcome new comers.
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on Jun 11, 2005
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