Surfers' Point: Surfrider videos

The Surfrider Foundation has produced several videos describing the Surfers' Point Managed Shoreline Retreat project.

Feb 25, 2025

Sep 19, 2025:

Podcast: EP.05 Fighting Climate Change with Nature-Based Solutions: Surfrider's Climate Action Program; interview with Paul Jenkin starts at 25 min

Aerial images of Surfers' Point construction

Ventura point during winter swell, January 2025

Construction of Phase 2 of the Surfers' Point Managed Shoreline Retreat project has been underway since October 2024.  The beachside work was completed in summer 2025 before work was stopped for the Ventura County Fair in August.  Work to complete the new parking lots resumed in September.  

The beach restoration process involved 

• removing the damaged bike path and parking lot
• excavating the back shore area beneath the removed parking lot
• importing 20,000 cubic yards (32,000 tons) of cobble and pressure washing imported beach sand to construct a buried cobble berm
• importing 20,000 cy of sand to construct contoured dunes
• installing post and cable to designate walkways
• installing sand fencing to trap windblown sand
• seeding to establish native dune plants (to be completed this fall)

These photos illustrate the construction process and changes to the beach and parking on Ventura County Fairgrounds property;

Surfers' Point before; aerial view from the east 

Surfers' Point after; aerial view from the east
beachside and new bike path complete

Surfers' Point before; aerial view from the west
showing transition from Phase 1 
(note loss of beachfront parking)

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west 
showing transition from Phase 1 
beachfront and bike path complete

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
March 21, 2025

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
paving underway, October 10, 2025

These images illustrate the construction of the buried cobble berm:

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
cobble berm construction January 20, 2025

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
cobble berm construction February 16, 2025
(cobble berm with sand washed into the voids, constructed in two lifts)

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
dunes constructed over buried cobble berm,  March 22, 2025

Surfers' Point during construction; aerial view from the west
dunes constructed over buried cobble berm,  March 22, 2025

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Phase 1 construction of Surfers' Point Cobble Berm