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California's Oldest Surfing Icon

Windansea Beach

The California surfing icon on this beach was built in the 1940s

Surf Shack on Windansea Beach

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This Polynesian-style shack was first built on Windansea Beach during World War II, and in the 1960s, the gang of surfers who protected their turf here inspired author Tom Wolfe's The Pumphouse Gang.

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