Lower Trestles

The break.

Beach and cobbleIntermediateVery crowded

Lowers, the WSL Finals

A cobblestone peak south of San Clemente. Lower Trestles is Lowers, the wave the WSL Finals moved to. Fast, rippable, a right and a left off the same bar. You walk in from the trail. The car park is a hike, not a drop-off. The lineup is a contest even when there is no contest.

When.

June to October

South swell in summer and autumn. West swell works too when the angle is right.

The lineup.

LowersUppersChurch

Worth knowing.

1. 1. The walk from Cristianitos or the Trestles trail is the way in. There is no beach parking on top of the peak.
2. 2. Dawn patrol is the only hour that feels open. Midday on a south swell is a heat without a siren.
3. 3. Uppers is often a little less of a zoo. Still a good wave. Still crowded.
4. 4. Summer south swell is the classic. A small day is still a fun cobble peak.

Go.

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