"Scary days ahead for the hardcore."
There are three rules the hardest of core surf locals generally follow when prowling around menacing. 1) My beach. 2) My chicks. 3) My waves. Combined, the trio form a toxic stew of entitlement and gate-keeping that force outsiders to simply “go home.” Well, nowhere has hardcore surf localism been practiced with greater verve than the northern southern California town of Oxnard. Tales of waxed windshields, mean looks, gutturally delivered “beat its” have been whispered low under breaths for generations of non-Oxnardians and its whole stretch of coast became known as “Terror Shore.”
You can imagine the deep and profound shame being felt today in the “Strawberry Capital of the World,” then, when Oxnard was named the best beach in California by USA Today readers.
Per the Ventura County Star:
Located across 62 acres between the Oxnard Shores neighborhood and the Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach, the spot features a unique terrain of rolling green grass and white sandy beach that offers views of the Channel Island National Park and Marine Sanctuary.
While spring and summer are considered the busy season, the sprawling park offers ample parking and space for holidaymakers.
The beach offers many family-friendly amenities, including volleyball courts, playground (with pirate ship jungle gym), public BBQ pits, picnic tables and skating, jogging paths and friendly surfers just waiting to share their waves.
The beach is wheelchair accessible. Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash.
While mean Oxnard locals hung their heads, embarrassed attention quickly shifted to which other bastions of rude might fall next. Could Lunada Bay become a sanctuary for soft-top SUP enthusiasts? Hazards, up San Luis Obispo way, a surf school spot? Santa Cruz’s Pleasure Point a rules-free disaster?
Scary days ahead for the hardcore.
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Looking for trouble if you paddle out at the Strand or the River Mouth if it’s firing. Locals are cool, and many rip. The shores can be wide open so plenty of space. Paddle out alone and leave the foamie at home.
As long as the crowd stays in Oxnard that’s fine what ever you do do not go to Hueneme Beach nothing to see there no waves trash everywhere gangbangers will steal your girlfriend and her girlfriend and your mom and sisters. The locals there if you meet any of the OGs will just snake you on every wave so don’t even bother paddling out. There is a no phone city law imposed on the beach so leave your camera in your car . Over the years there have been several murders on the beach majority have never been solved all related to southern trying to drop in in reality the only thing that dropped was their ladies pants when they met a HPL LOC that was 100% down to go to tower 9 and smash SeanPHuckingConery just to throw his name on the list of beat downs . ….. ……..RIP ROACH DOG RIP MIKE JOHNSON. RIP JOE SILVA. RIP PJ. RIP. BUTCH TOWERS. RIP. BRIAN FRONTERAS. RIP. EL DOUCHE. RIP TRIP MASTERMONKEY. RIP. MATT WARNER. RIP SONNEY. RIP. STALEFISH. RIP. THOUGHT FESTIVAL
Ocals Lonely
Sweet home Oxnard, where the debris meet the seas 🌊
❤️
No Aloha in Cali. Ego maniac haoles. Cold water. White sharks.
Hawaiians always throw Aloha right?
IMO the sandbars turned to shit years ago from Silverstrand to SC Rivermouth…
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Gimme that authoritarianism!
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Mandaly is the spot to get away from the crowd… long walk from the parking lot that is set up for Mexican family bbqs not surfers or beach goers. The locals don’t surf there, its basically the same wave from there to McGrath(5mi).
You’d think that the self proclaimed expert on surfing and flowers would know it’s spelled Mandalay and a short walk north or south. And the locals do surf there. But since you’re from ‘The World’s Safest Beach’ you wouldn’t know lol
Damn should have proof read that… Sorry
there’s a “Karl’s” German-themed “children’s amusement park” going up on the county-owned land up at the stop light where the donut shop/fisherman’s wharf now stands.
things are only looking up.
ventura also has a neon lit sign on a bridge over the 101 downtown directing people to “eat shop stay surf”
things are only looking up.
What’s up with that residential development at Harbor and W. Fifth that just stopped after grading many years ago?
Thankfully
that land had been toxic – i know the “clean up” must’ve cost a lot and belly-up some of the early speculators. I heard it’s on again now tho. remember the houses along the canal in the dunes? https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Not too many cities in the world with the word “nard” in the name.
#forahaoles
There are plenty of those in Oxnard. Mostly hispanic dudes in white wife beaters. But the tits do exist.
Those aren’t tits, they are called moobies.
your webcam is on https://youtu.be/DPC0IJA19eA?si=s4ktXO9u483_DBI8
Rag bait for the win every time.
Pismo is #2! Don’t forget to stop by Harry’s Bar post surf for an old fashioned bottle shanking.
Had some surf bros way back in the day, they’re like 16, 17, they went down to Oxnard.
When they got out out of the water they put their boards in the van, some locals came over opened the door to their van, had a screwdriver and punched some holes in their boards ( true story), told them don’t come back—totally traumatized these young kids.
I don’t think they went back.
To be fair,…until I know how your bros acted in the water I will reserve judgement!
The entire Oxnard Strand/Shores areas are pretty much void of any localism these days. Water is packed with homeschool kids, beach packed with helicopter moms, dads pacing around wearing $1500 Crocs, and you so much as say anything to them and they call the cops. The days of Zorba, Carter, and other past enforcers (who may or may not have been busted for enforcing) is long gone.
Well, it’s the day of the cell phone and you’re on camera everywhere you go.
It’s all gone and destroyed, all of it.
It’s still sand, still an ocean, still crappy waves 90% of the time, still same houses. So, it’s not destroyed or gone but, it ain’t “localized” at all.
T’s
Leadbetter them…
Such a nice little beach. Wave is worthless on any surf craft under 10’ but paddleable everyday. Carp-Goleta is filled with some of the nicest beaches anywhere IF you know where to go.
Huddie Ledbetter was so dang influential on music. Damn shame John and Alan Lomax screwed him with publishing royalties.
This one goes out to all the hardcore locs out there in CA: What the fuck happened to all of you? Really, really dropped the ball.
Talking to you Eyeball…
You talk a big talk there Tommy boy. How about you meet me at Tower 9 at dusk tonight? Then we will see who drops the ball.
Believe me if I thought getting my ass kicked would help I’d do it myself
No can afford to be a full-time Loc in Cantaffordya
Got old