Shaw's Cove

Southwest-facing pocket cove fully protected from north through southeast swells, with Dana Point trimming south-southeast energy. South swell arrives at near-full strength and south-southwest close behind, driving the surge that works through the crevices on moderate days. Southwest through west-northwest also arrive with most of their energy — the island shadows are already reflected in the offshore swell itself — and only true northwest is meaningfully cut down by Crescent Bay Point on the cove's northwest flank.