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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.

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 Ponytails

USA, California, San Luis Obispo

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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ]
Precision: Approximate

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Latitude: 35° 35.905' N
Longitude: 121° 7.92' W

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Super secret spot that only breaks on the biggest S swells. A few minutes north of moonstone area, look for the parked cars on the right day! And if you're lucky, look for the guy with a ponytail!

English (Translate this text in English): Super secret spot that only breaks on the biggest S swells. A few minutes north of moonstone area, look for the parked cars on the right day! And if you're lucky, look for the guy with a ponytail!

English (Translate this text in English): Super secret spot that only breaks on the biggest S swells. A few minutes north of moonstone area, look for the parked cars on the right day! And if you're lucky, look for the guy with a ponytail!

English (Translate this text in English): Super secret spot that only breaks on the biggest S swells. A few minutes north of moonstone area, look for the parked cars on the right day! And if you're lucky, look for the guy with a ponytail!

DistanceWeek-end trip

WalkShort walk (5-15 mn)

Easy to find?Hard to find

Public access?Don't know

Special accessDon't know

 Surf Spot Characteristics

Alternative name Pony's

Surf Spot Quality

Wave qualityTotally Epic

ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...

FrequencyRarely break (5day/year)

Wave

TypeReef-rocky

DirectionLeft

BottomFlat rocks with sand

PowerFast, Powerful

Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)

Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell directionSouthWest, South

Good wind directionEast, NorthEast

Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft

Best tide positionLow and mid tide

Best tide movementRising tide

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Week crowdFew surfers

Week-end crowdFew surfers

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Dangers

- Rocks
- Localism
- Sharks

 Additional Information

Don't forget to play nice when you're up there, locals know it good and so do the sharks.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't forget to play nice when you're up there, locals know it good and so do the sharks.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't forget to play nice when you're up there, locals know it good and so do the sharks.

English (Translate this text in English): Don't forget to play nice when you're up there, locals know it good and so do the sharks.

Atmosphere

Friendly if you are.

English (Translate this text in English): Friendly if you are.

English (Translate this text in English): Friendly if you are.

English (Translate this text in English): Friendly if you are.

General

You're lucky to catch ponytails on a great day with the man himself.

English (Translate this text in English): You're lucky to catch ponytails on a great day with the man himself.

English (Translate this text in English): You're lucky to catch ponytails on a great day with the man himself.

English (Translate this text in English): You're lucky to catch ponytails on a great day with the man himself.

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