masonboro goes off pretty good on a solid south swell. it's an uninhabited barrier island south of WB that you can acess by boat, or even paddle across the inlet to get to. It gets pretty crowded on a good swell though. I've never surfed OC but from pics and what i've heard, it will not get that big and hollow in the wilmington area. it will get some good surf with a nice south swell, like when a hurricane is on the way. but most of the time your looking at typical east coast dribble.