In Southern California what distinguishes a north facing beach from a south facing beach?

Annonymous

Answer
The south-facing beaches are primarily Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Oxnard. The current is different, the water is colder, and they are sheltered from the bigger waves of the Pacific because of the Channel Islands (except Rincon).

North-facing beaches are small, northerly extensions that don't amount to much.

West-facing beaches (San Diego, those lower than Ventura County) have more wave action and warmer water. They're much more comfortable for casual surfing.

Comparing and Contrasting the South & North Shore of Jones Beach?

John

Comparing and Contrasting
Facts about South and North Shore of Jones Beach
The Similarities of South Shore and North Shore
Any facts that a 4rth Grader can use in an essay

Answer
In it's pre Robert Moses natural state Jones Beach is what called a barrier beach
The south side faces open ocean and that ecosystem and the north side is a sheltered shallow bay that is a vastly different ecosystem then that of the open ocean
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrier_Islands

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