You sir, are an idiot.
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Grew up in S'bridge and live at the oceanfront now. What I miss are actual sandbars. The kind with a deep spot between the bar and beach. Those setups always seem to break better during 3 or so hours before and after low tide. Just look for a deep spot between sandbars and work the edges for nice lefts or rights. And, if you're in the know, there's usually at least one good high tide shorebreak setup in sandbridge. Plus, sandbridge is a little closer to the continental shelf so less wave energy is lost to the swell dragging the bottom.
The constant beach replenishment at the oceanfront just leaves more of a straight ledge along the beach leading to tons of closeouts like we had during most of last aug.-oct. swells.
I don't spend much time at the north end (oceanfront) b/c I hate dealing with the parking and traffic. It's much easier to bike to the boardwalk then travel north or south for a few blocks to find the best break. Job, mortgage and wife take up enough time as it is.
Don't get me wrong, 1st street, the pier and croatan do get good. I'd say even better than sandbridge on small waves. Any kind of structure usually helps around here. I'd just rather avoid the hordes of people.
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