Pacific Beach
Walk the Ocean Boulevard path at dawn when the water is flat and gray. The pier is still empty. By 10 a.m. the surfers own the break. Come back at sunset when the light turns the sand gold and most people have left for dinner.
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- 4667 Ocean Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, USA
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Pacific Surf School
5.0★Activity · Heavy hitter
Book the morning lesson. You'll paddle out with five other people and an instructor who's done this a thousand times. By noon you're standing on the board. The water's cold but the sun's honest and you're in the lineup like you belong there.
Kono's Cafe
4.8★Coffee · Heavy hitter
Skip the breakfast lines at Mission Beach. Kono's does omelets, pancakes, and breakfast burritos at 7 AM with half the wait. Order to-go, eat on the sand a block away. You'll beat the crowds by an hour.
Boards N' Beans
5.0★Coffee · Local favorite
Get the espresso drink, grab a board from the rack, post up on the patio. Turquoise Street at 8 a.m. is surfers-before-work and locals who live three blocks away. The coffee is honest. The vibe is uncomplicated.