My sister wanted to bring a surfboard up from Orange County so she could learn how to surf, but she has changed her mind.
I'm going to see if they've closed the beach over at Lover's Point as well. Here's a link to the article:
Shark attacks surfer in Monterey Bay
*BONUS* - MBA has a new white shark on exhibit. Only 4 feet and change, it kind of looks like a puppy, swimming around the Outer Bay Exhibit with the bubble curtain up.