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Gazos Creek ( ID Gazos_Creek )
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| Continent: |
North America |
| Country: |
California (USA) |
| Next Big City (Airport): |
San Francisco |
| Next Town: |
Santa Cruz, Pescadero |
| Latitude: |
37.1655 |
| Longitude: |
-122.3628 |
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Type: | - Ocean
| Rider Ability: - Intermediate
- Expert
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| Good for: | - Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
- Surfing
| Features: - Rooms
- Camping
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking
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Waddell Creek (11 km) Best Direction: No Information Type: Small Wave (< 1m) Medium Wave (1-3m) Big Wave (> 3m)
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Type: | - Medium Wave (1-3m)
- Big Wave (> 3m)
| Hazards: - Animals
- Rocks
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| Quality: | - Clean
| Best Tide: - High Tide
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The waves can get pretty big with West or Northwest swells. Be careful at low tide when rocks appear. Look out for big fish.
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Type: | - Sand
| Size: - Big
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| Hazards: | - Rocks
| Beach crowds: - None
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Long, sandy beach. Rocks to the north and south end of the beach.
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Spring: | - Normal Wetsuit
| Summer: - Normal Wetsuit
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| Fall: | - Normal Wetsuit
| Winter: - Thick Wetsuit / Drysuit
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A wetsuit is needed all year round, since the water is pretty cold.
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Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report
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Best Months: | - May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
| Wind Type: - Thermal Winds
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| Best Direction: | - NW
| Main Direction: - NW
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Too northerly wind creates holy wind in the impact zone. This beach even has wind on a hot day when no Northwest wind makes it to Waddell Creek.
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Transport: | - Car
| Access: - Medium Walk
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Drive north from Santa Cruz, about 10 min further north than Waddell Creek.
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For nightlife drive south to Santa Cruz.
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