Shark Bite Beach: 15 Beaches To Avoid Swimming At Photo credit: CC license by Wolfgang Moroder 2. Surf Beach, California Much of the California coast is plagued by sharks, but this location near Santa Barbara is the worst in the entire United States. The Pacific gulf-stream ends at this location, so sharks cruising the rapid water on low energy are deposited only fifty miles from Los Angeles. Prev2 of 17Next From Around The Web Facebook Comments comments