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Haunted Heats 2017


ZJ Boarding House held their 10th Annual Haunted Heats Surf Contest this past weekend right down the street from their location in Ocean Park.

Surfers in Haunted Heats are judged on their costume, with the costume performance portion on the beach and then on how they surf as the character they are dressed up as. Many surfers enter as a group with choreographed dance numbers and battle scenes. Some bride the judges with candy or string cheese.

The Cheese Goddess.

Winning Best Grom Surfer with this wave.

The Grom-Zombie, who drove up from Carlsbad for the contest, took Runner-Up in the Groms.


A member of the 3 Pinatas who took Best Runner-Up Costumes.

Best Adult Surfer Winner

One of the North Korean Bombs on one of the bigger waves.

Kim Jong and his Bombs during their costume performance, that combined with their surfing, won them the Best Overall Trophy.

The Bee Gees Staying Alive on a wave.

The Pirates took a trophy for their battles on the sand and sea.







This is just a few of the shots, there are over 100 more photos of the all surfing and costumes.

Check out the huge gallery of all the photos, all full size and in high-resolution:
Haunted Heats Photo Gallery


Waste To Waves


Malibu residents can drop off polystyrene foam in the upper parking lot of City Hall Mon-Fri 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM and Sat 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. The foam will be collected and recycled by the environmental non-profit organization Sustainable Surf and Marko Foam. Some of the material will be recycled into surfboard blanks to create eco-friendly surfboards as part of the Waste to Waves project.

www.MalibuCity.org/RecycleFoam

This Week's Surf Forecast

NorCal Modest; SoCal Small.

LOLA wave heights in the eastern North Pacific Wednesday morning.

Modest WNW swell lingers mid-week
SoCal sees small surf all week; less than ideal winds

Gamboa at Malibu




One California Day is a 2007 documentary film about surfing shot in six coastal regions in California. Directed by Mark Jeremias and Jason Baffa, the film looks at the experience of California surfing.

A Walk On Water Returns To Malibu



A Walk On Water is headed back to Malibu on November 11 for the final AWOW Surf Therapy event of 2017. Stoked to announce that the amazing folks at Surf Relik have committed to serving as the Hosts of this event which is also sponsored by Paul Mitchell.

Visit A Walk On Water for more info.

Haunted Heats Is This Weekend!

ZJ presents the “10th Annual Haunted Heats”

It’s that time of the year again! ZJ Boarding House's Haunted Heats is back for its 10th year and we want to see what you can bring to the contest this year. There's been some crazy and creative costumes and so much fun in years past so we’re looking forward to having our mind’s blown by contestants again this year. Novice surfers and grommets always welcome, the only requirements for this surf contest are a fun attitude, good vibes, and a rad costume.

We’ll see you on October 28th, at tower 26-27, 8 AM where you’ll compete for the fame and glory of the Haunted Heats!! As always, ZJ Boarding House will raffle prizes!

T Download the entry form at ZJ Boarding House.com and return it signed to ZJ’s by Tuesday October 24th with your $20 cash entry fee or pay $25 cash at the beach day of.

This Week's Surf Forecast

Combo Swell; AM Offshore Flow.

LOLA wave height chart for California early Tuesday morning.

Solid NW swell for NorCal Tues, fading back half of week; S swell mixes in
Same swell mix of SoCal but S hemi is more dominant for most of those regions
Winds are favorable for the mornings with offshore flow, light PM onshores
New WNW swell due late this week/early next week; SPAC slower then

Venice Pier - Sunday 10-22-2017


The fun sized waves continued through the weekend,here's photos from the Venice Pier , shot by Six12 Media










There are a lot more photos from this day, all full size and in high-resolution, in the Venice Pier - Sunday 10-22-2017 Gallery.

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.

Venice Pier - North - Saturday 10-21-2017


Saturday morning on the North Side of the Venice Pier . These photos were shot by Six12 Media












This is just a few of the shots, there are a 100 more photos.

Check out the 2 huge gallery of all the photos, all full size and in high-resolution:
Gallery #1
Gallery #2


Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.

Venice Pier - South - Saturday 10-21-2017


Saturday morning on the South Side of the Venice Pier . These photos were shot by Six12 Media










This is just a few of the shots, there are a bunch more photos.

Check out the huge gallery of all the photos, all full size and in high-resolution, in the complete Venice Pier - South - Saturday 10-21-2017 Gallery.

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.