Check out Balboa Island, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Clemente Beach, Sunset Beach, Surfside, Corona Del Mar and Dana Point. All are beautiful, popular and great for people watching.
Choose a beach with facilities like rest rooms and showers because one of the keys to an enjoyable family beach day are good amenities. Try the State Beach at Corona del Mar, the Doheny State Beach at Dana Point which also has camping facilities, or the Bolsa Chica at Huntington Beach which has great picnic tables and fire pits.
Hutington Beach
Newport Beach
Seal Beach
Sunset Beach
Surf Side
Brooks Beach
Cresent Bay
Main Beach
Picnic Beach
Rockpile Beach
Aliso Creek Beach
Divers Dove
West Street
Victoria Beach
Shaws Cove
Sleepy Hallow beach
Laguna Beach
Salt Creek State Beach
Poche Beach
Doheny State Beach
Capistrano Beach
Cresent Bay
Crystal Cove