Smaller alternative to OB SF?

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by EmassSpicoli, Nov 11, 2014.

  1. salt

    salt Well-Known Member

    Mar 9, 2010
    I heard OB is a heck of a place to surf when the swell is fo-realz. Be ready for a shifty lineup and lots of paddling. If I was Mr. Spicoli, I would find a nice point/reef/cove or something that was a little mellower and more fun...Even if it's crowded or loc'ed-out. F it, man, as long as you're respectful and sharing, you won't get too vibed-out. I mean, shoot, all we surf are beach breaks on the East Coast, find something exotic to surf.
     
  2. M.R.gnar28

    M.R.gnar28 Well-Known Member

    105
    Oct 30, 2012
    Glad OB has this reputation as it keeps the crowd down. I find the break very similar to OBX so I feel right at home. The "chron" spot north of the bridge is my 2nd favorite spot and I've only seen serious localism once in the 10+ times I've been there so I surf there from time to time with little worry. B*****s is much more localized but oddly enough they mostly suck at surfing and that break feels more like a moving sidewalk than a wave. I mostly avoid it like the plague. There's another beach break just south of there that no one surfs. Really fun at the 4-6ft size as it's a fast wave with the occasional (closeout) barrel.

    I haven't charged OB over 10ft yet but I find the paddle out pretty standard in comparison to most east coast breaks. Sometimes I'm exhausted by the time I get out but it's well worth it. Don't knock it until you try it...
     

  3. leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

    752
    Nov 16, 2013
    That beach has a shark horn...it's nerve rattling.
     
  4. kidrock

    kidrock Well-Known Member

    Aug 1, 2010
    It's pronounced, "concrete".
     
  5. EmassSpicoli

    EmassSpicoli Well-Known Member

    Apr 16, 2013
    Report is looking still big on Sunday, but winds are getting much more reasonable. Still planning on B*l*n*s unless anyone has better suggestions. Looking for a great session and not one where I'm compromising safety, as I have a commitment for work there later that afternoon.
     
  6. leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

    752
    Nov 16, 2013
    I told ya to pm me...did you read my post about getting to bobo's?!?! It's well over your 30-45min mark.
     
  7. worsey

    worsey Well-Known Member

    Oct 13, 2013
    what is a shark horn?
     
  8. leetymike808

    leetymike808 Well-Known Member

    752
    Nov 16, 2013
    It's an air raid siren they sound if one of the lifeguards spot a great white. It's a popular summer time beach. So there's lifeguards in the summer.

    Although they test fire it at noon and 5pm if I remember correctly. When you hear it go off it's always sends a chill down your spine, and you look at your watch or ask what time it is.
     
  9. HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI

    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI Well-Known Member

    Sep 17, 2013
    I stayed in OCNJ for Sandy.....the FD let out a horn sound I never heard, I texted my buddy on the FD and said 'whats that siren' he said and I quote "thats the 'your fukd' siren"

    the monthly tsunami tests get me once in a while too

    those civil emergency sirens are eerie, guss they are meant to be
     
  10. kidrock

    kidrock Well-Known Member

    Aug 1, 2010

    Dude, I'm pretty sure that particular spot won't work according to the current forecasts. Leetymike808 sounds like he's def gots the 411, give the boy a PM.