page_title: El Porto Beach
hierarchical_section_title: El Porto Beach
caption_attribution_description: English: El Porto State Beach, looking northward
context_page_description: El Porto Beach is a California beach located on Santa Monica Bay beside El Porto, which is now part of the City of Manhattan Beach, between the beaches of El Segundo Beach and Manhattan Beach, and is protected under the state park system.
  The entrance to El Porto's large parking lot, which has meters, is at the west end of 45th Street from Highland Avenue.
  El Porto is one of the most popular beaches in the South Bay area with surfers from near and far because of an underwater canyon that creates waves usually larger than those at neighboring beaches. These swells have lefts and rights that break over sandbars and are consistently big when other beaches are flat. The breaks can hold waves up to double overhead.
  El Porto is very close to the Chevron oil refinery and the Hyperion sewage treatment plant.
  Volleyball courts are located throughout the El Porto beach area. Roller skates and bicycles are rented out at the snack bar for recreation along the bike trail. There are restrooms with showers located throughout; and lifeguards are on duty. No fires are permitted on the beach; dogs are not allowed.
context_section_description: El Porto Beach is a California beach located on Santa Monica Bay beside El Porto, which is now part of the City of Manhattan Beach, between the beaches of El Segundo Beach and Manhattan Beach, and is protected under the state park system.
  The entrance to El Porto's large parking lot, which has meters, is at the west end of 45th Street from Highland Avenue.
  El Porto is one of the most popular beaches in the South Bay area with surfers from near and far because of an underwater canyon that creates waves usually larger than those at neighboring beaches. These swells have lefts and rights that break over sandbars and are consistently big when other beaches are flat. The breaks can hold waves up to double overhead.
  El Porto is very close to the Chevron oil refinery and the Hyperion sewage treatment plant.
  Volleyball courts are located throughout the El Porto beach area. Roller skates and bicycles are rented out at the snack bar for recreation along the bike trail. There are restrooms with showers located throughout; and lifeguards are on duty. No fires are permitted on the beach; dogs are not allowed.
caption: El Porto Beach, looking toward El Segundo.
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