Paddle Laguna Beach
The 12.5-mile open-ocean prone paddle race down the Laguna coast. El Moro to Capo Beach. Saturday, August 1, 2026.
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Distance
12.5 miles
Start
El Moro · 7:30 AM
Finish
Capo Beach
Entry
$75 · tee included
Race-morning conditions · updated 07/17/26
A small, manageable south swell, a low tide at the start filling all morning, and light cross-shore wind.
What $75 gets you
Everything in the entry
The event tee
Comfort Colors 1717 heavyweight. Your color + size, redeemed free in the Store.
A true distance race
A full 12.5-mile open-ocean effort down one of California's best stretches of coastline.
Every finish timed
Timed at the line by the race director, full division results published.
Free race photos
Full-res morning-of photos to download and share. No charge.
Awards + a surfboard raffle
Division awards, plus a surfboard raffle, competitor-only, your race number is your ticket.
A real community morning
Presented by Lundquist Surfboards, run by paddlers, for paddlers.
The Race
A grassroots point-to-point down one of California's best stretches of coast.
From El Moro at Crystal Cove, paddle the Bird Rock gate at Main Beach, run the isthmus at Three Arch Bay, and finish at Capo Beach. Prone divisions plus SUP. It started small in 2023 and grows every year, the scenic distance race that fills the gap between LA and San Diego.
By the numbers
4th
annual edition
12.5
miles of open ocean
2:37
fastest finish (2024)
LA↔SD
the race in between
Started as an 8.7-mile paddle in 2023, grew to the full 12.5-mile course to Capo Beach in 2024, and keeps adding paddlers. First-timers alongside seasoned open-ocean racers. Come be part of year four.
From the water
The 2025 gallery
Full-res photos from race morning, find your shot, download it free, and share it. Sharing them is the best way to grow next year's field.
Presented by a board builder
We can build your prone.
The race is put on by Lundquist Surfboards, so the boards are made here too. 12', 14', or unlimited, shaped to your weight and your dims. Want one under you at next July's start?
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