El Porto Beach is a

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public

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managed by the County of Los Angeles, located in

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beside El Porto, which is now part of the City of Manhattan Beach, between the beaches of El Segundo Beach and Manhattan Beach, and is protected under the

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system. The entrance to El Porto's large

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, which has

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s, is at the west end of 45th Street from Highland Avenue. El Porto is one of the most popular beaches in the South Bay area with surfers from near and far because of an underwater

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that creates

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usually larger than those at neighboring beaches. These swells have lefts and rights that break over

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and are consistently big when other beaches are flat. The breaks can hold waves up to double overhead. El Porto is very close to the

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oil refinery and a private corporate Electricity-producing facility for Edison that uses natural gas. Also very close are two city of Los Angeles industrial facilities, namely

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and Scattergood Electricity Facility that uses natural gas to produce the electricity. Volleyball courts are located throughout the El Porto beach area. Roller skates and bicycles are rented out at the

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for recreation along the bike trail. There are restrooms with showers located throughout; and

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s are on duty. No fires are permitted on the beach; dogs are not allowed.

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