Huntington Beach Ocean Trivia
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We have swam in Huntington Beach, California for over 40 years.
We love swimming along the shoreline and going up and down in the ocean swells as we breathe towards shore and look at the palm trees and coastal homes.
It was only today when we heard about Trolleys (alternatively called Trolley Cars or Boxcars), the legendary surf break caused by a sand bar 1.6 km offshore where surfable waves exist under certain conditions (8-10+ foot surf in low tide).
While surfers need a boat or Jetski to access this rare surf spot, it is possible to swim out with an escort boat or paddler.
The spot is directly one mile outside the Huntington Beach Cliffs halfway to an oil rig off Goldenwest Street that is reportedly only generated once every five years.
We’ll be on the lookout for the time Trolleys is going off.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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