About Belmont Shore, Long Beach, California, USA

Belmont Shore is located in Long Beach, California, just 30min south of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and 2 hours north of San Diego.

Thanks to a very consistent thermal wind blowing daily in the summer months and a very wide beach with no shorebreak, Belmont Shore has become the best kitesurfing spot in Southern California for beginners and flat water freestyle riders.

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Restaurants & shops are only a 5 minute walk from the beach on E. 2nd street. More info is available at http://www.belmontshore.org
For kitesurfers, parking is always available on the metered beach parking lots located next to Claremont Ramp, or across from Laverne Avenue.

Kitesurfing in Belmont Shore

Check the SCKA live webcam at http://new.scka.org/beachcams

ikitesurf.com has a realtime wind sensor available to its subscribers and offers a daily wind forecast during the summer season:

Realtime Belmont Shore wind sensor: http://www.ikitesurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=209&siteID=1521

WATER

Water temperature is around 70 degrees F during the summer, but a spring wetsuit is generally recommended.
Water is usually flat to little choppy with no shorebreak.

Warm water attracts stingrays, so make sure you shuffle your feet when entering and exiting the water.

RULES FOR KITESURFERS

Make sure you read and comply with the rules posted on the beach :

You can also check the BELMONT GUIDELINES posted on the SCKA website.