The wave in front of the house is patient. It rewards people who sit and watch it for twenty minutes before they paddle out, which is most of what this guide is about.
There are two breaks within walking distance. The right-hand point works best on a mid tide with a south swell, and it holds its shape long enough that you can take off late and still make the section. The river mouth is the other one, an A-frame that shifts around depending on how the sand has moved that month.
Most guests get their best sessions in the first two hours after sunrise. The wind is offshore, the water is glassy, and the crowd has not arrived yet. By ten it usually turns onshore and stays that way until late afternoon, which is why the rooftop exists.
Where to sit
Line up with the last palm before the rocks. Sitting any further inside puts you in the closeout section, and further out means you will watch a lot of waves pass underneath you. The locals know this and will not tell you, but they also will not mind if you work it out.
Two surf breaks within walking distance from Wave House, a right-hand point break and an A-frame river mouth, delivering waves year round.
If it is your first time on a point break, take a board with a little more volume than you think you need. The paddle out is long and the current pushes you down the beach, and there is no prize for arriving at the lineup exhausted.
The point, seen from the hill behind town
After the session
Rinse, eat, and get in the cold plunge before the soreness sets in rather than after. Guests who do this consistently surf twice as many days in a week, which is the entire argument for having a wellness area at a surf hotel.
