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- Surfing the main beach break: This is what the bay is known for. Waves roll in over sand, so wipeouts are forgiving, and the south end suits first-timers while the river mouth side holds bigger, faster sets. Mornings are usually cleaner, before the wind picks up.
- Surf lessons and board rental: Instructors work right on the sand, and beginners usually stand up within a session or two. Rental shacks make it easy to practice alone afterward.
- Yoga and sunset stretching: Several open-air studios sit just behind the beach. A class with the sound of surf behind it is a calm way to use sore shoulders after a morning of paddling.
- Walking the beach at low tide: At low tide the sand widens and you can walk toward the river mouth, watching pelicans dive and surfers line up. Tide pools form on the rocks at
- Surfing the main beach break: This is what the bay is known for. Waves roll in over sand, so wipeouts are forgiving, and the south end suits first-timers while the river mouth side holds bigger, faster sets. Mornings are usually cleaner, before the wind picks up.
- Surf lessons and board rental: Instructors work right on the sand, and beginners usually stand up within a session or two. Rental shacks make it easy to practice alone afterward.
- Yoga and sunset stretching: Several open-air studios sit just behind the beach. A class with the sound of surf behind it is a calm way to use sore shoulders after a morning of paddling.
- Walking the beach at low tide: At low tide the sand widens and you can walk toward the river mouth, watching pelicans dive and surfers line up. Tide pools form on the rocks at the ends of the bay.
- Evening around the beach hostels: After dark the scene is relaxed rather than rowdy: shared dinners, a few drinks, music at the beach bars and a sky with almost no light pollution, so the stars are easy to see from the sand.
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Hi, I’m Johan (Netherlands 🇳🇱), the creator of TakeYourBackpack. Over the past 3 decades, I’ve backpacked through 90+ countries across six continents, gaining extensive experience with independent travel, long-term trips, and overland routes.