Great area, but the water is always cold...
Thus no man-eating sharks. On a cloudy day I am practically the only one in the water. On a hot summer day it’s perfect. :)
Yup, have to wear a wet suit when surfing in the ocean on the California coast. I was stationed at Vandenberg AFB in 1975-76 and went surfing with a couple of guys in my unit to a beach at the south end Jalama Beach that's called Tarantulas by surfers in the area. The water is cold and the waves can get big there.
...and the tide can come in like a different kind of “frenzy”...