C-Street 1-10-2015 Photo By Eric Cedeno
My friend called me up friday night and said it should be fun saturday morning and said C-Street is where we should go. I'm pretty sure my friend was shocked when I said I had never been there and I was I up for the adventure. We met up at 6 am and headed up north to Ventura. Traffic was light and I was hopeful that it wouldn't rain until Sunday because it was pretty cloudy out. We arrived in Ventura and made our way to the beach parking lots that were already pretty full. The best free spots were taken and I gladly paid the $2 bucks for parking. The surf looked super fun and I was stoked to have my 9'0 with me. It looked like one of those days that just doesn't happen all that often and I was really to really enjoy it.
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| C-Street 1-10-2015 Photo By Eric Cedeno |
We paddled out out near the point and I managed to get a good one right away. The sets were a few feet over head and the smaller ones were at least shoulder high. Most of the waves had a few sections but every now and then the wave would connect and you could get a really long ride. I surfed three of the main breaks and had a blast. I was the most fun I've had, well since the last time I surfed. I got some fun nose rides and did a few lay-backs just for fun. I even caught a few of the bigger sets that rolled thru late in the morning. I really didn't want to get out but my arms started cramping up and I was starving so I had to get out before I hurt myself (or someone else). It rained off and on while we surfed and then it really started raining a lot when we finally got out.
We surfed for just over three hours then grabbed a bite to eat and headed back south. I really glad we ate something because the traffic was terrible. I'm pretty sure we drove almost the entire way home at just 20 MPH. I still think the trip was worth it and I'm stoked I finally got to surf C-Street.
Magicseaweed had this to say about C-Strret:
Also known as Ventura Point, a very long right point with several take-off zones. Stables is on the very tip of the point, more consistent and usually bigger than the rest of the point. Fairgrounds is the outer point when the swell is under 8ft (2.5m), breaking with power and speed in front of the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Over 8ft (2.5m) and Outsides breaks on an outer reef right next to a deep paddling channel, up to 12ft (3.6m). Cobblestone and sand bottom. Insides is rather mushy but long and forgiving and can develop great big peaks with rights and a few lefts. Popular with longboarders. Very reliable spot and usually crowded. Paddling out can be difficult during swells over 6ft (2m). Can be good at all tides with all swells.
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