In the summer, S and W swells dribble in at a point on the south end and along the beach. There's usually something to ride at Montara.

Man dies after vehicle goes over cliff in Montara, authorities say One man is dead after a vehicle went over a cliff at Gray Whale Cove State Beach in Montara Thursday afternoon, CHP says.

That includes Seacliff State Beach, where heavy surf and rain washed away the pier and sea wall, and at Montara Beach, where a stairway leaves people struggling to reach the sand. "So if you try ...