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                  Martin's Beach - Travel Guide
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                  Description
                  Heading south from Half Moon Bay, look for the Martin's Beach sign, turn right and you'll stumble on the northern California version of Orange County's Crystal Cove, a weird little enclave of mobile homes and beach shacks, overlooking an isolated beach. It costs $5 to drive down onto Martin's Beach, and sometimes that $5 will buy you some surf. There's a left-and-right reefbreak on the south end of the beach that gets fun in the summer and a decent little beginner's spot on the north end. Great place to bring the family.
                  -- Ben Marcus
                  Best Tide:
                  incoming to medium
                  Best Swell Direction:
                  SW
                  Best Size:
                  small to well overhead
                  Best Wind:
                  E
                  Perfect-O-Meter:
                  5 (1=Lake Erie; 10=Jeffreys Bay)
                  Bottom:
                  reef outside, sand inside
                  Ability Level:
                  The north end is a good beginner's spot.
                  Bring Your:
                  family
                  Best Season:
                  fall, spring, summer
                  Access:
                  cost ya $5, but there's always plenty of room
                  Crowd Factor:
                  minimal
                  Local Vibe:
                  possible
                  Bicep Burn:
                  3. Minimal. (1=1ft Waikiki; 10=15ft Ocean Beach)
                  Poo Patrol:
                  2. Doubtful. (1=clean; 10=turds in the lineup)
                  Hazards:
                  The people living down there may mistake you for a revenuer. Also, there are a lot of rocks and seals and deep-water troughs offshore, so you know there must be sharks.
                  Have a correction, update or addition for this spot? Contact us at [email protected]
                   
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