Some homes are situated atop a cliff overlooking Coast Highway and the Capistrano Beach park.

[3] Rancho Boca de la Playa, granted to Don Emigdio Vejar, was the initial land title issued in the area now known as Capistrano Beach.

In 1929, the Petroleum Securities Company (owned by Edward L. Doheny) became the new owners of the Capistrano Beach development.

[6] During storms in 2018, a boardwalk collapsed and an outdoor basketball court was severely damaged after being undermined by erosion caused by the waves.

The storm exposed old cars put there decades prior as part of a now corroded sea wall.