Welcome to Summer 2014!
The 2014 Summer Surf Schedule is essentially unchanged from last year's schedule, with the permanent beaches in the east and rotating schedules through the west central area and the West End. As always, we ask all surfers to make sure you purchase and carry your beach passes and obey all beach park rules. See full schedule below.
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CITY OF LONG BEACH
Surfing Beach Schedule – Summer 2014
All surfers must pay admission to the Beach Park and are subject to all
Beach Park and Beach Patrol rules and regulations.
DESIGNATED SURFING AREAS, HOURS, AND YELLOW FLAG MARKERS
Continuing the successful policy from prior years, Surfing Beaches, Limited Hours Surfing Beaches, and other areas that are open to surfing will be marked clearly with yellow flags by the City of Long Beach Lifeguards, serving to visually notify residents and visitors where surfing is permitted. Beaches designated as All Hours shall be open to surfing at all times, 7 days a week. Beaches designated as Limited Hours shall be open to surfing until 12N, 7 days a week.
Surfers are hereby instructed that when the yellow flags are taken down on a limited hours beach, surfing in that area has ended and they must exit the water promptly. Lifeguards shall give a 10 minute warning prior to taking the flags down to indicate when surfing hours are ending. Surfers on any beach who fail exit the water or promptly paddle or walk to an adjacent surfing beach when instructed by lifeguards or other beach park personnel shall be subject to fines.
PERMANENT SURFING BEACHES – SEVEN DAYS A WEEK:
Surfing is permitted 7 days a week at all hours on the following beaches:
Lincoln Blvd to Monroe Blvd – All Hours
Maple Blvd to Pacific Blvd to the East of the of the swimming area – All Hours
LIMITED HOURS SURFING BEACHES – SEVEN DAYS A WEEK:
Surfing is permitted 7 days a week until 12 Noon on weekdays and 11AM on weekends and holidays at the following beaches:
Between Roosevelt Blvd and Neptune Blvd
Between Magnolia Blvd and Laurelton Blvd* (*Except May 24, June 14-15, Jul 6, Aug 2-8 and Aug 31)
Between Laurelton Blvd and Lafayette Blvd (Danny Bobis Beach)
Between Lindell Blvd and Grand Blvd
ROTATING WEST-CENTRAL SURFING BEACH SCHEDULE
Surfing is permitted 7 days a week at all hours on the following rotating schedule:
(*Surfing may continue after 11am on holiday weekends at discretion of Chief of Lifeguards)
Sat May 24* Between Lafayette Blvd to Washington Blvd
Sun May 25* Between Lindell Blvd to Grand Blvd
Mon May 26* Between Laurelton Blvd to Lafayette Blvd
Sat-Sun May 31 – June 1 Between Washington Blvd to Lindell Blvd
Sat-Sun June 7-8 Between Magnolia Blvd to Laurelton Blvd
Sat-Sun June 14-15 Between Lafayette Blvd to Washington Blvd
Sat June 21 – Fri June 27 Between Lindell Blvd to Grand Blvd
Sat June 28 – Thurs, July 3 Between Laurelton Blvd to Lafayette Blvd
Fri July 4* Between Washington Blvd to Lindell Blvd
Sat July 5* Between Magnolia Blvd to Laurelton Blvd
Sun July 6* Between Lafayette Blvd to Washington Blvd
Mon July 7 – Fri July 11 Between Lindell Blvd to Grand Blvd
Sat July 12 – Fri July 18 Between Laurelton Blvd to Lafayette Blvd
Sat July 19 – Fri July 25 Between Washington Blvd to Lindell Blvd
Sat July 26 – Fri August 1 Between Magnolia Blvd to Laurelton Blvd
Sat August 2 – Fri August 8 Between Lafayette Blvd to Washington Blvd
Sat August 9 – Fri August 15 Between Lindell Blvd to Grand Blvd
Sat August 16 – Fri August 22 Between Laurelton Blvd to Lafayette Blvd
Sat August 23 – Fri August 29 Between Washington Blvd to Lindell Blvd
Sat August 30* Between Magnolia Blvd to Laurelton Blvd
Sun August 31* Between Lafayette Blvd to Washington Blvd
Mon Sept 1* Between Lindell Blvd to Grand Blvd
ROTATING SURF SCHEDULE – WEST END
Surfing is permitted 7 days a week at all hours on the following rotating schedule:
(*Surfing may continue after 11am on holiday weekends at discretion of Chief of Lifeguards)
Sat May 24* Tennessee Beach (Tennessee to Maryland)
Sun May 25* Ohio Beach (Georgia to Nevada)
Mon May 26* Arizona Beach (Arizona to Wyoming)
Sat-Sun May 31-June 1 Maryland Beach (Maryland to Georgia)
Sat-Sun June 7-8 New York Beach (NY to Arizona)
Sat-Sun June 14-15 Tennessee Beach (Tennessee to Maryland)
Sat June 21 – Fri June 27 Ohio Beach (Georgia to Nevada)
Sat June 28 – Thurs, July 3 Arizona Beach (Arizona to Wyoming)
Fri July 4* Maryland Beach (Maryland to Georgia)
Sat July 5* New York Beach (NY to Arizona)
Sun July 6* Tennessee Beach (Tennessee to Maryland)
Mon July 7 – Fri July 11 Ohio Beach (Georgia to Nevada)
Sat July 12 – Fri July 18 Arizona Beach (Arizona to Wyoming)
Sat July 19 – Fri July 25 Maryland Beach (Maryland to Georgia)
Sat July 26 – Fri August 1 New York Beach (NY to Arizona)
Sat August 2 – Fri August 8 Tennessee Beach (Tennessee to Maryland)
Sat August 9 – Fri August 15 Ohio Beach (Georgia to Nevada)
Sat August 16 – Fri August 22 Arizona Beach (Arizona to Wyoming)
Sat August 23 – Fri August 29 Maryland Beach (Maryland to Georgia)
Sat August 30* New York Beach (NY to Arizona)
Sun Aug 31* Tennessee Beach (Tennessee to Maryland)
Monday Sept 1* Ohio Beach (Georgia to Nevada)
Continuing the policy of the last several years, surfing will be permitted on all other beaches at all times unless/until swimmers are present, at the discretion of the Chief of Lifeguards.
SURF SCHOOL BEACHES
Surf Schools will operate on the following 2 beaches 7 days per week
Between Maple Blvd and Pacific Blvd (to the East of the of the swimming area)
Between Long Beach Boulevard to Riverside Boulevard (West side of beach open to swimming on weekends)
