that is the Palos Verdes peninsula, Malaga Cove, and Haggerty's, a well known SO CAL surfing spot. Rat Beach there in the back ground.
Torrance beach/Haggerty's
http://mobile.surfline.com/m_travel.cfm?id=4910
Rat Beach Photograph by Jeff Berting
http://oursouthbay.com/Summer-2013/RAT-Beach