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Ok switch off if your not into your surfing.Hermosa Beach sits on a west facing  coast . A bit of a wide exposed bay looking out onto the Pacific  Ocean . From the Sothern tip you’ve got raised headland with cliffs and uber expensive real estate that would arguably rival the views of the Hollywood hills. It looks a lot like the 1st view you get of MtMartha when you descend into the village ,but only bigger .This area is known as Palos Verdes and does have cliffs that remind me of Cape Schank . There are a couple of waves in these areas that are legendary in not there quality but of the localism that protects them from outsiders . At this stage I havn’t felt the need to go there to catch a wave or a headlock , just yet. Hagertys is 1 one of the spots that can light up . YouTube it.Moving north back into the bay you’ve got Redondo Beach . This is a long stretch of beach with a coastal road that sits about 50 meters up, with hotels and apartments overlooking , giving you some great views as you cruise along or park . Waves are generally small here as any swell from the south is shepherded by the Pallos Verdes headland .Still, I have seen it cranking along this stretch when I was waiting for my boards to arrive. A pier and safe harbour split Redondo Beach from Hermosa Beach . This spot is packed full of restaurants, water attractions ,a fresh seafood shop selling giant crabs , lobster (all alive) and heaps of stuff that I thought only Australia had a mortgage on . A lot to see ,drink and eat . A large rock groyne protects it from the swell of Hermosa Beach . The safe harbour would be double the size of Stkilda marina with as you can imagine , some serious money floating around. Hermosa beach stretches north from this point , with a large pier right in the middle before stretching to just South of Manhatten Pier .This coast runs up through Manhatten beach and Elsugundo  beach (aka el Porto) . The surf gets bigger the more north you travel but it’s still rarely big.Eventually you hit the chevron refinery sitting like a monster on the coast separating the southbay from Marina Delray,Venice Beach and Santa Monica .The waves are made for all types and are rarely dangerous making it the perfect spot to learn . Small , shifty and on sand .Yep my mate Russ Spiers would love duck diving his bald head through these little waves .