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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ
White Sharks are more of an issue in central and Nor Cal, but the "man in the grey suit" is around in So Cal too.
The stretch from just north of Santa Cruz (Don't kid yourself, whitey's in the bay too, but for whatever reason doesn't make appearances that often) through Sonoma County is particularly bad.
There can be good waves at Point Reyes, but you might want to bring an iron cage to surf in.
My uncle sail boards in the area, and has said many times that Davenport through Pigeon Point feels "very sharky." He thinks he spotted a shark in Half Moon Bay once.
Whitey is prevalent in Mendocino and Humboldt counties too, but isn't seen as often because fewer people are in the water up there.
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Those are all NorCal spots--and you are right, it is no big secret that they are up there. I honestly have never heard much of great whites down in SoCal. You see dolphins almost every time out, though.
Interesting map from today's LA Times. Shark attacks in CA are rarely fatal, but surprisingly more common that I would have thought. The map shows that the sharks camp out along the central coast, and basically stop cold once they hit SoCal, but ramp somewhat back up again once you get into San Diego. Also, note that actually there have been more attacks in Humboldt than most other areas of NorCal.
