Last Light Size:Medium McWay Falls drops 80 feet

McWay Falls drops 80 feet from the cliff above into the cove below Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur — one of the only two waterfalls in California that fall directly onto a beach

When the surf brings you here

Henry Mountains on the horizon

the bay shelters easily and the reef holds back the worst of the swell

The Benson Bridge

Last Light Size:Medium McWay Falls drops 80 feetThe Mentawai Islands sit off the west coast of Sumatra, a chain that became the world's most coveted surf address once charter boats started running from Padang in the early 1990s. There's almost no infrastructure on the outer islands accommodation is mostly the boats, and the day's rhythm is dictated by the swell and the light. By last light, most sessions are winding down, but a few surfers always stay out for the glass off. Ben framed it through