Half Moon Bay
From Openwaterpedia
Half Moon Bay is a small city on the California coast, south of San Francisco. A string of beaches along the bay includes Half Moon Bay State Beach. The Coastside Trail leads north to Pillar Point, near the huge waves of the Mavericks surf spot. Nearby, Montara Mountain rises in the protected Rancho Corral de Tierra area. The Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve is on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Open Water Swimming
- In September 2022, Catherine Breed completed an unprecedented 27-mile ocean swim in 12 hours 21 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay to Half Moon Bay in Northern California.
Slow Coast
