The small harbour at the northern end of town is a genuine working fishing port, not a marina. The Dungeness crab season runs from mid-November through June, and during the early weeks you can buy live crabs straight off the boats at the inner dock — bring a cooler. The harbour is also where commercial salmon, halibut, and rockfish boats unload, and where the Mavericks surf contest fleet launches when the swell hits.
The breakwater walk is a short, flat loop with views out to the famous surf break and back across the harbour to the town. There is a cluster of casual seafood places on the harbour itself — Sam's Chowder House (the obvious one, with a huge deck) is the tourist anchor, but Barbara's Fishtrap, perched on the pier, is older, smaller, and arguably better for fish and chips. On weekends a small farmer's market runs at the harbour parking lot.