Popular activities include body surfing, body boarding, diving, tide pooling, and fishing. This beach is a popular local spot and those wanting to see the blow hole.

Hazardous and rip conditions are present. The surf breaks off the reef to the south and is a shorebreak. The area is fairly rocky with reefs at the north and south ends. Sometimes small rips set up just to the north of the tower. There is no climbing, jump or dive off Arch Rock.

Surfing is not allowed at Pearl Street, but is allowed at Agate Street which is the reef just north. Surfing at Agate Street is black balled (not allowed) between 12:00PM and 5:00PM each day through the summer months (June 15th-September 15th).