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Easter Surf Forecast

Small Swell Mix on Weekend; Next Week Better?
Surf heights for Northern/Central/Southern California Friday morning.

Small/modest S swell/NW swell combo this weekend
Mostly favorable morning winds through Saturday
Better W swell and S swell combo due next week
Winds more of an issue for many starting on Sunday

Bay Street Board's Huge Spring Sale



Spring Break is here and so are big deals at Bay Street Boards ! 50% OFF whole shop thru Saturday.

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Mon-Fri 10a-8p Sat 10a-7p Sun 10a-5p

A Walk On Water's Waves Of Love


Save The Date, for A Walk On Water 's Annual West Coast Fundraiser! Waves of Love builds on last year’s Wine for Waves event, and will take place at the historic Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, May 10 from 6-10PM.

Enjoy watching the sun set from your VIP seat on the beach while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres and music from DJ Glen Walsh.

This Week's Surf Forecast

NW/WNW and SW Swell Mix; Light AM Winds.
Surf heights along the California coast for Wednesday.

Short to mid period NW/WNW swell mix for the week
S/SW southern hemi swell mixes in, largest for SoCal
Morning winds are light to even offshore all week
Larger South swell due to move in for early April

420 Games Skate Contest


$20K cash purse up for grabs! Professional invitational skateboard contest at the World Famous Venice Skate Park. A full on throw down with top talent going huge for a big cash purse. More info at THE 420 GAMES LOS ANGELES

Surf the Swells, Shred the Mountain




We came across this travel show from from NBC in New York, they filmed this segment they called the "California Double", where the host go surfing in Malibu and then drives 5 hours up to Mammoth to go ski.

Yeah, it totally stinks of being faked.

Spring Swell Mix

Spring Swell Mix - Mostly Onshore Winds.
Surf heights along the California coast during the next few days.

WNW/WSW swell mix; solid Nor/Cen Cal, modest SoCal
Winds an issue with mostly onshore flow through Sun
Better winds but smaller/fading surf early next week

A Walk On Water Comes To Santa Monica


A Walk On Water is excited to announce their first ever AWOW Surf Therapy event in beautiful Santa Monica, CA! Signups are now open for the Apr 21 event at www.AWOW.org

The event will take place just south of the world famous Santa Monica Pier, home of Pacific City.

Venice Breakwater - Thursday 3-22-2018


The rain storm didn't stop these surfers from going out. California Mermaid Photography was out at the Venice Breakwater Thursday morning getting these shots.








There are some more photos, all full size and in high-resolution, on California Mermaid Photography's Facebook Page.

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

New Storm And Swell Coming

Mix of Swells with Stormy Weather at Times.
Surf heights for Northern California through Southern California Wednesday.

Medium to solid mix of swell and windswell mid-late week
Winds/conditions an issue with stormy weather/rain
Larger WNW swell possible Friday and the weekend
SSE/South swell picks up late week/weekend as well

Boardriders Opens This Week


Venice Pier - Friday 3-16-2018


The Venice Pier on Friday morning, between storms. These were shot by Six12 Media














There are some more photos, all full size and in high-resolution, in the Venice Pier - Friday 3-16-2018 Gallery.

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

Ocean Park - Friday 3-16-2018


Another beautiful morning at Ocean Park. Small waves around mid-morning and very windy, that's when this photos were shot. These were taken by Six12 Media






There are a few more photos, all full size and in high-resolution, in the Ocean Park - Friday 3-16-2018.

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
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Water Alert


Surfrider's blue water task force strongly advises avoiding water contact for the next 48-72 hours to avoid getting sick from these high levels of bacteria.

Following heavy rainfall this week, there were significantly elevated levels of bacteria identified at Santa Monica Beach on testing done Wednesday, March 14.

All of the 3 sites where Surfrider Foundation Los Angeles Blue Water Task Force conducts testing, showed elevated levels of Enterococcus bacteria. The EPA-recommended threshold for safe levels is less than 104 CFU (most probable number of colony forming units). .

The peak levels in front of Station 26, Shutters/Pico-Kenter stormdrain, and the Pier were 504, 1396, and 364 CFU, respectively. Note in particular the very high level of bacteria in front of the storm drain by Shutters.

For more information contact bwtf@la.surfrider.org

Weekend Surf Forecast

W/NW and S Swell Mix; Winds Remain an Issue.
Surf heights for North/Central and Southern California Saturday morning.

West swell mix fades; new WNW swell shows Friday
Trend is for fading surf over weekend; largest north
Winds/weather an issue with onshore flow/rain
More swell/weather possible next week as well

Venice Pier - Wednesday 3-14-2018


The Venice Pier on Wednesday morning, right after the storm cleared up. These were shot by Six12 Media














There are some more photos, all full size and in high-resolution, in the Venice Pier - Wednesday 3-14-2018 Gallery.

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