4 public piers and 3 jetties along this stretch of coast, 27½ straight-line miles from end to end.

Common targets across these spots: California Halibut, Barred Surfperch, California Corbina, Kelp Bass. Seasons, size and bag limits are on each pier page.

Distances are straight-line miles from Newport Harbor West Jetty. Live tides, swell and wind are on every pier page.

HANDY GUIDE MAP TO THEOrange County

Illustrated bird's-eye map of the Orange County coast, drawn from real elevation and seafloor data

PACIFIC OCEAN

Huntington Beach Pier8½ MI.
Newport Pier3 MI.
Balboa Pier1½ MI.
Newport Harbor West Jetty0 MI.
Newport Harbor East Jetty0 MI.
Dana Point Harbor Jetty14 MI.
San Clemente Pier19 MI.

Soundings0–5 fm5–10 fm10–20 fm20+ fmKelp (surveyed)5 · 10 · 20 · 50 · 100 fathom lines

Terrain & coastline: USGS 3DEP (elevation.nationalmap.gov) · Seafloor depths: NOAA NCEI coastal DEMs (CUDEM / Coastal Relief Model) · Roads and town labels: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line (TIGERweb) · Kelp canopy: every bed seen in aerial surveys 1989–2013 (CDFW, SANDAG and others; compiled by BOEM). Beds change year to year.