I'm a longboarder and am taking a trip up Ventura County way next month. I was just wondering if there are any longboard waves at Mussel Shoals? Particularly just north of the pier. I scoured the internet but can't seem to find any info that isn't on Little Rincon, La Conchita, or Rincon itself. I'm staying in Mussel Shoals for awhile and just want to know if it's worth bringing my longboard in the summer or is that spot mainly shortboard stuff? Won't have transportation so what is out front of where I'm staying is what I'm interested in without having to walk down south of the pier to Little Rincon. Any info would help. Thanks.
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I really like the standing wave just to the North of the 157. You can sneak down the Wilson Damn Bridge and jump in there. It's usually not too crowded when North Alabama isn't in session.
Longboard, shortboard, fishboard, paipo board, boogie board, body as a board... they are all styles. How disappointed can you be by going out front? Just don't get localized about it! Rocky, reefy, nicey.
Agreed. I try hard to stay above the fray, which most of the time means surfing as far away from other people as possible haha.
The good thing is, the most crowded time of the year is when they're no surf. If it's July and knee high and I'm on the longboard just getting wet, I really don't give a fark how crowded it is. And that's 90% of summer.
