Anderson St. Guide

When the sand is right and the S swells come marching in at just the right angle, Anderson Street in Surfside can provide high-quality, top-to-bottom, A-frame wedges. A favorite summertime spot for Seal Beach and Huntington Beach surfers, the wave quality largely depends on swell refraction off the Huntington Harbor jetty. The area deals with a lot of sand migration and beach erosion, which means the sandbars are constantly changing, but the main break straight out front of the old water tower is relatively dependable. Low-tide mornings are your best bet, as the NW winds usually get on it by 10 or 11am. The afternoons are generally a blown-out mess during the summer months. Anderson Street is one of those fickle Orange County surf breaks that’s hard to get good, but if you’re lucky enough to rock up on an A+ day, you won’t forget it.