I guess you could say I am a beginner-I have been surfing in LA for about 6 months, mostly el porto. I can get out, stand up and go down the line, and I have walked up to the m on the wavestorm board, but other than that I can't do much.
Anyways, I have two questions about surfing and surfing with a wavestorm:
1. Is it possible to actually nose ride on this board?
2. when is it a good idea to start riding larger waves, especially with the fall/winter swell coming into SoCal? I managed to get out in 4-6 foot surf, but chickened out and decided to go back in without catching anything (saw some dolphins though

I'm still a grom, so my parents decide what board I get- and so far the only thing they have been willing to get is a wavestorm , so don't tell me to get a smaller board
