Right After Torrance (RAT) Beach or Redondo and Torrance (RAT) Beach, officially known as Torrance County Beach, is the colloquial name of a 3/4 mile stretch of beach starting at the snack shack location after the first steep ramp down to the beach until the rocky area of Malaga cove beach, in an unincorporated portion of Los Angeles County, California, located along southern Santa Monica Bay, contiguous to the city of Torrance and Palos Verdes Estates.[1][2]
Access
editRAT beach is located in a cove in between Torrance Beach and Malaga Cove.[3]
Beach Activities
editThe beach is a popular local surf, windsurfing, diving and spear fishing spot. The world famous giant kelp forest just off the coast offer diving as well as spear fishing.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Visit Torrance Beach". Department of Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ Slater, Stefan (July 25, 2013). "R.A.T. Beach". South Bay Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017.
- ^ Barker, Aaron (December 9, 2022). "Watch: Aerial video shows Southern California cliff collapsing onto beach". FOX Weather. Retrieved December 10, 2022.