Windansea Beach encompasses a historic stretch of scenic coastline located in La Jolla, a community in San Diego, California. It is named after an oceanfront hotel that burned down in the late 1940s. Geographically, it is defined by the beachfront extending north of Palomar Avenue (Big Rock) and south of Westbourne Street (Simmons). Historically, it is defined by some of the most progressive and colorful characters in California surf history. One of the beaches at La Jolla Cove La Jolla (IPA pronunciation , i. ... It has been suggested that Downtown San Diego be merged into this article or section. ... The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Buttons Kaluhiokalani at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried by a breaking wave on a surfboard. ...

The Surf Shack at Windansea Beach

The main peak at Windansea is a classic reef break and has long been famous among the region's most skilled surfers for its reliable waves and consistently good form. The geographic location of Windansea's reefs is ideally situated to host a broad variety of swell directions, especially the fickle south swells that often seem to elude other San Diego County, California beaches. During the summer months, when most locations are experiencing two-to-three feet surf, it isn't unusual for Windansea to pick up six-to-eight foot surf. Other breaks in the vicinity of Windansea include Middles, Turtles, and Simmons, named after the late Bob Simmons (who died at that break in 1954), and Big Rock. Image File history File links Widansea_shack_A.jpg‎ {{Information| |Description = photo of Windansea shack |Source = self-made (created Dec 2005) |Author = Hoyt Smith |Permission = Hoyt Smith hereby allows this photo of the Windansea Shack to be used on Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Widansea_shack_A.jpg‎ {{Information| |Description = photo of Windansea shack |Source = self-made (created Dec 2005) |Author = Hoyt Smith |Permission = Hoyt Smith hereby allows this photo of the Windansea Shack to be used on Wikipedia. ... Buttons Kaluhiokalani at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried by a breaking wave on a surfboard. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... Official website: http://www. ... Robert Wilson Simmons (March 29, 1919 -- September 26, 1954), better known as Bob Simmons, was an early surfing pioneer, and considered to be the father of the modern surfboard. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The focal point and cultural icon at Windansea is a simple palm-covered shack, located beneath the narrow parking lot, just in front of the main peak. It was originally constructed in 1946 by original locals Woody Eckstrom, Fred Kenyon and Don Okey. The site gained notoriety for its annual summer luaus before police cracked down on the out-of-control event in the early 1950s. The social hub is a narrow parking lot, located on the bluffs overlooking the Windansea shack. The facilities are not very accommodating for visitors. The parking lot offers just a few spaces and there are no drinking fountains, showers or public restrooms. "The Surf Shack at Windansea Beach" was designated as an historical landmark by the San Diego Historical Resources Board on May 27, 1998.[1] 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A luau (Hawaiian luau) is a traditional Hawaiian feast that normally features foods such as poi, kalua pig (pork prepared in an imu, or earth oven), poke, and lomi salmon. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Windansea has served as home break at one time or another to many notable surfers, including Pat Curren, Mike Diffenderfer, Joey Cabell, Mickey Munoz and Butch Van Artsdalen. As far as its impact on surf culture and the development of the sport, it ranks at the top of the list along with Malibu, San Onofre and Huntington Beach. Steve Pezman, former publisher of Surfer magazine and current publisher of The Surfer's Journal, called Windansea locals in the early 1960s "the heaviest surf crew ever." Mickey Munoz is one of the early pioneers of surfing but is perhaps more famous for his work as a surfboard shaper. ... Butch Van Artsdalen (1942–1979) was a talented surfer from La Jolla, California who pioneered the art of tube riding on longboards in the early 1960s. ... Streisand Estate, Malibu The Malibu pier near the famous Surfrider Beach Dawn in the Santa Monica Mountains The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in central Malibu The Paradise Cove pier in Malibu Malibu is a city located in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... San Onofre State Park, is located in San Diego County, California, USA. Gov. ... Nickname: Surf City Location of Huntington Beach within Orange County, California. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The famous Windansea Surf Club[2] featured a veritable who's who of hot young surfers during the sport's Golden Age. Founded by Chuck Hasley in 1962, the Club attracted high profile members such as The Endless Summer star and first Vice President Mike Hynson, Skip Frye, Joey Cabell, Del Cannon, Mike Purpose and Rusty Miller. Other notable surfers who cut their teeth at Windansea include Andy Tyler, Tom Ortner, Brew Briggs, the late Chris O'Rourke, Richard Kenvin, Miko Fleming, Peter King, Saxon Boucher, George Felactu and Longboard Larry. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surfing movies, creating and defining the genre for many years after its release in 1966. ... Skip Frye(b. ... Rust Miller is a fictional character on the sketch comedy show Madtv. ...

Literary note

The title article in Tom Wolfe's book of essays, The Pump House Gang, is about a group of surfers from Windansea Beach who "attended the Watts riots as if it were the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena." (see [3] for an excerpt) To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term Watts Riots refers to a large-scale riot which lasted five days in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, in August 1965. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...