Goldenwest Guia

Find your rip bowl and enjoy. This is the northernmost stretch of HB before you make your way to the Cliffs, and it loves a combo swell and low tide. It is rideable here almost as much as the Pier, though not usually as shapely, and it packs a few feet more size on a long period WNW swell during the winter. But, as alluded to, is prone to large rips and plenty of current when the swell is pumping. Open corners are hard to come by unless there are a few different swells running, but it is fun to try and find them (if you like duck diving and finding a needle in a haystack). Catch it with a proper combo, drained low tide, and offshore Santa Ana winds, though, and you’ll think heaven really is a place on Earth.