RAT Beach explained

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

RAT beach is located in a cove in between Torrance Beach and Malaga Cove.^[3]

Beach activities

The beach is a popular local surf, windsurfing, diving and spear fishing spot. A large kelp forest just off the coast offers diving and spear fishing.

See also

• Madrona Marsh
• Columbia Park, Torrance, California
• List of beaches in California

Notes and References

1. Web site: Visit Torrance Beach . Department of Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County . 5 February 2024.
2. Slater . Stefan . July 25, 2013 . R.A.T. Beach . https://web.archive.org/web/20170331040948/http://www.oursouthbay.com/r-a-t-beach/ . 2017-03-31 . South Bay Magazine.
3. News: Barker . Aaron . 2022-12-09 . Watch: Aerial video shows Southern California cliff collapsing onto beach . 2022-12-10 . Fox Weather . en-US.