LAGUNA BEACH

Activity: SUP

Laguna Beach is famous for scenic natural beauty, rugged rocks and cliffs, and blue green waters that come crashing upon it’s golden shore. The main beach just happens to be named Main Beach, but there are plenty of small coves and tiny beaches all enchanting in their own way that make up Laguna and it’s stunningly beautiful array of beaches.

I have been doing a lot of stand up paddle boarding, SUP, in Newport Beach and the calm water of Newport Harbor. I wanted to ramp things up as my particular paddle board is designed for surf, but I have only tried that a couple times and one time at Huntington Beach I was left with a bloody nose as I discovered a big board like that just doesn’t duck dive as it slammed me right in the face on a breaking wave. I have been aching to try it again, but taking it one step at a time.

Laguna Beach seemed like the perfect choice because it is so captivating and the waves are usually much smaller than say Huntington Beach.

Diver’s Cove is located between Picnic Beach to the South and Fisherman’s Cove around the small point to the North. During the highest tides Diver’s Cove is cut off from Picnic Beach, but the rest of the time it is a short walk to the adjacent beach which has a ramp, a beach shower and at the top of the ramp is Heisler Park one of my all time favorite parks, where there is a bathroom. Both Diver’s Cove and Picnic Beach are small little beaches. Diver’s Cove is accessed by a long staircase coming down near a condominium.

Diver’s Cove, as the name suggests, is an excellent place for scuba diving as well as snorkeling with some rocks and a jagged point to explore. The relatively calm water is good for families with kids as well.

I paddled out with the heavy marine layer still blocking the sun, passed the small waves. There was a bit of a swell and very slight wind chop. I also experienced a bounce back swell from the shore to make things interesting. So it was the step up I was looking for from the calm water of Newport Harbor. The funny thing is I received more of a leg workout then back and shoulders as I was constantly using my legs and core to steady myself. I stayed on the board no mishaps lol and enjoyed a short and scenic paddle oh and I was not eaten either, which is something that was on my mind as I was off shore some 100 yards lol.

Thanks for joining me and my friend Adam, my photographer, at Laguna Beach where I was ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’ atop my SUP at alluring Diver’s Cove. The ocean has such a calming effect… well except when you are working hard not to fall in and you are wondering just what large sea creatures might be under you having watched way too many episodes of ‘Shark Week’. If you love the beach then FOLLOW, LIKE, COMMENT, and SHARE and ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’ will bring the beach to you for your browsing pleasure, or better yet grab some sun tan lotion and a towel and pull up a space in the sand. If you need to work on your beach bod then what about a hike? If you go to the menu you will see that PBTA loves the beach as well as the mountains, canyons, and deserts, and we can help you there as well. Each location in a separate website and thus needs to be FOLLOWED independently. Don’t get burned- get a hat at SHOP APPAREL. 

Life’s a Beach,

Roger Jenkins

Pursuing Balance Through Adventure