beginner/int socal spots
Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:01 pmI'm in Los Angeles. I don't mind driving up and down to Ventura/OC in search of good learning-progression waves. I've been surfing for a year.
I'm trying to transition my learning away from "big fat learner rollers" (Mondos, Doheny, small SanO) toward waves with a little more speed and face. I ride a 7.4 mini-mal or 8-foot foamie.
My go-to beach break, Bolsa Chica, feels less than ideal -- constantly being sucked out of positions by the current, strong onshores, plus stringray-central. Great training for "making do" but I'm starting to look elsewhere. Are there spots that are a little more forgiving but not SO soft that I'm always reaching for the foamie?
I'm trying to transition my learning away from "big fat learner rollers" (Mondos, Doheny, small SanO) toward waves with a little more speed and face. I ride a 7.4 mini-mal or 8-foot foamie.
My go-to beach break, Bolsa Chica, feels less than ideal -- constantly being sucked out of positions by the current, strong onshores, plus stringray-central. Great training for "making do" but I'm starting to look elsewhere. Are there spots that are a little more forgiving but not SO soft that I'm always reaching for the foamie?