The one and only world famous Venice Surf-A-Thon Surf Contest! come one come all get your surf and party on! The contest gentrification could not kill! The entry price is the same as it was $20 years ago! You get a limited edition T-shirt, entry into the contest, food, fellowship and fun.

The entry fee includes the award ceremony party at the Sidewalk Cafe! $ 20 pre-entry via Paypal at surfathon62@yahoo.com. $25 Beach entry.

Visit the 26th Annual Venice Surf-A-Thon Surf Contest Facebook Page for more info.

Surfline just claimed: West Coast surfers have plenty to be thankful for this week with Southern Hemi swell and northwest swell providing plenty of opportunities to score. Obviously the crew at Surfline never watches their own cams.

And then as usual hyped up the forecast with: "Meanwhile, bigger and better things lie ahead." which means keep checking the website because clicks = money.

Nat Young is hitting the California coast in November to celebrate and sign copies of his latest book, ‘Church of the Open Sky’.

‘Church of the Open Sky' is Young’s seventh book. With a foreword by Pulitzer-winner William Finnegan, it features well-crafted, highly entertaining stories and anecdotes, including can’t-miss tales about traveling through Afghanistan and Nepal in 1972 with enfant terrible Miki Dora, how low rail, “edge boards” came to be, and how one day at San Onofre in 1983 with Tom Blake got him to reconsider how he perceives surfing. Date:
November 17

Location:
Val Surf
4810 Whitsett Ave.
Valley Village CA 91607

This Saturday. Ocean Goddess Surf is hosting another Goddess Group Lesson on Nov 17th. If you are in search of friendly, fun and girl powered beginner surf lessons, this is your chance! This will be at Malibu.

Lessons in LA can be expensive and it can be intimidating to try surfing alone. Join the Ocean Goddess Surf Coaches for a 1.5 hour lesson with up to 5 other women/girls of your skill level! Only $50 per person. All ages welcome. These are lessons for beginner surfers only.

Sign up via this link: Goddess Group Lessons

The 14th annual Santa Monica Film Festival returns to Santa Monica on Saturday November 30 to showcase and premiere current award winning independent films from local, national and international filmmakers. A moderated filmmaker discussion accompanies each film screening that gives the audience an opportunity to interact with the filmmakers. Films screenings are hosted by AMC Broadway 4 including the Santa Monica premiere of The Tony Alva Story.

62-years-old Alva, the oldest professional, skateboarder in the world, is considered by many to be the godfather of modern day skateboarding. Alva’s brand of aggression and bravado in the 70’s set the stage for the way skateboarding would be forever defined.

Vans’ The Tony Alva Story chronicles T.A.’s humble beginnings on the streets of Santa Monica to his rise to super stardom as part of the legendary Z-Boys, his inevitable drug-induced implosion and his ultimate rise from the ashes to accept his rightful place as a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations of skateboarders the world over.

Santa Monica Premiere Date Saturday November 30 ​

Special Guests Scheduled To Appear
Tony Alva
Ray Flores

Screening Time
@ 3:30P ​

Venue
AMC Broadway 4
1441 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica CA 90401 ​

Tickets
$20 General Admission includes VANS t-shirt while supplies last. Note that these $20 tickets are just for the Tony Alva Story showing, the tickets for the full Film Festival admission are separate, be sure to select the proper tickets when buying. ​

Santa Monica Film Festival Tickets

At Approx. 11:30 AM Sunday, Lifeguards found a large amount of medical supplies along the shoreline South of the Venice Pier. The the area has been cordoned off. Discarded needles, tubes and similar items - possible biohazard.

The source is unknown and under investigation. LA County Lifeguards will continue to patrol the area by land and sea to monitor for any further materials.

Witnesses from this morning stated that "needles fell from a ship and were floating ashore near the 3400 block of Ocean Front Walk."

I AM TORQUATO presents :

A L.A. SURF STORY

On Sunday, November 24th, at Civic Center Studios in Downtown Los Angeles, renowned Artist and Surfer Michael Torquato deNicola will present ‘A L.A. Surf Story.’ A multi-media presentation of paintings, on canvas and repurposed boards, as well as TV and film work, taking you along with him on his life of travel, adventure and very personal interactions with his environment over the past 25 years. The exhibition will be presented as a conversation with the Artist, highlighting his process, successes, failures and gratitude for the lessons learned along his truly unique journey.



‘A L.A. Surf Story’ multi-media presentation will include the following :
Reef Paintings project
Sun Spots series
Recycled Surfboard project
Selected murals around Los Angeles
Documentary film ‘The Westsiders’
Feature film ‘Chapter and Verse’
Red Bull ‘5X’ games

Michael states, “The goal of this presentation is in part to showcase a summary of these works but more importantly to speak to the purpose and intention behind each of them. I want to share the lessons I’ve learned along the way and ultimately to express my gratitude for these opportunities. We are living in intense and radically changing times where truth seems more and more subjective, our attention spans are diminishing, and real connection seems harder to find. This show is an opportunity for me to share some of my experiences with the hopes they will help others to connect with themselves and each other more and empower them to help create the future they want to see.”

‘A L.A. Surf Story’ is an hour-long presentation. It will be recorded and broadcast live via social media. A Q & A will follow and beverages will be served.

Join us, following the presentation, for a first look at a series of museum-quality fine art, hand embellished, limited edition prints that uphold the integrity of each original artwork by artist Michael Torquato deNicola, published by Moby Arts.

RSVP is required. Click here for RSVP Page

Date and Time
Sun, November 24, 2019
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Location
Civic Center Studios
207 South Broadway
Suite One
Los Angeles, CA 90038

Mollusk Surf Shop is hosting the LA screening of the new feature length film “Zone Frequency” by Jack Coleman on Thursday November 14th at the Los Feliz Theatre. Doors at 7:30, film starts at 8 and tickets are $10

Date and Time
Thu, November 14, 2019
7:30 PM – 10:30 PM PST

Los Feliz Theater
1822 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027

Click Here for Tickets

One person was killed early Friday when a sedan and sport utility vehicle collided on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The crash was reported at about 6 a.m. near Tuna Canyon Road. Both vehicles sustained heavy front-end damage. Debris was scattered across several lanes.

The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified a 17-year-old girl as the driver who died after a crash on the Pacific Highway Coast Highway in the Malibu area Friday morning. Dulce Maria Ramiro Sanchez of Los Angeles was killed when her car collided with another vehicle just after 6 a.m. near Topanga Canyon Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The other driver was transported to a hospital in unknown condition, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said. No other occupants were in either car.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

The fatal collision prompted CHP to issue a SigAlert for both sides of the highway from Tuna Canyon Road to Topanga Canyon Road. PCH was closed for several hours before fully reopening shortly before noon.

The average water temps as of November 7th.

Surflies reports:

New, west-northwest swell and steep south swell move in the second half of the week to offer up fun-size surf. Beachbreaks should be fairly peaky off the swell combo -- and winds look favorable for the mornings.

Join Ocean Goddess Surf this Sunday, November 10th at 9am for their next FREE ladies surf meetup! Meet Ocean Goddess Surf at Topanga State Beach. They'll be set up at the picnic table. Look for the white Ocean Goddess Surf sign. Parking is free on the street. There is also a lot you can park in. Paddling out just after 9:30 all together! Please leave your valuables in your cars or at home as there won’t be anyone to watch them at this meetup.

All levels and all ages are welcome but there will not lessons given.
If you are looking to learn how to surf, check out their Level 1 (beginner) Surf Skills Clinic on Nov 17th, taught for women, by women.

If you are not comfortable surfing but want to hang out please come! There will be ladies of all levels and ages showing up and it is such a fun community! See you Sunday!

The average water temps as of November 4th.

Come over to the The Waterfront Venice on Wednesday November 13th for Girls on Film - An evening of women’s surf and skate films.

Films featuring Elissa Steamer , Kassia Meador , Leah Dawson , Lola Mignot , Brooke Carlson, Nora Vasconcellos , Laura Enever , Jaleesa Vincent, Isabella Nichols, and more!

The Waterfront Venice
205 Ocean Front Walk,
Venice, CA 90291
(424) 309-5331

Are you a lover of classic longboarding? Are you mesmerized watching surfers effortlessly doing dropknees and bottom turns? Do you yearn to cross-step and perch on the nose, just like them, but not sure how to do it? Or are you a beginner who wants a chance to ask all the questions you have about how to improve, catch more waves and longer rides?

Carla Zamora grew up at First Point Malibu, one of the best longboarding waves in the world. Under the guidance of her father as well as a long list of logging legends, Carla learned the proper nuances exclusive to traditional longboarding.

This fall and winter, join Carla for a series of one-hour workshops at Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost , geared specifically for the longboarder looking to improve their game. The workshops will progress from basic beginner level through to more advanced techniques and topics.

Come for the sessions that are of most interest to you, or sign on for the full set so that you can build on new knowledge each time.

$30 with advance purchase, $35 at door

Traveler Surf Club & Coastal Outpost
22941 PCH, Malibu.

Session 2 | Saturday November 9th "Motion in the Ocean" | 9-10 AM

Maneuvering your board as an extension of your body is a key element to gliding gracefully and safely across the water. Topics covered include:

Bottom Turning
Cutbacks and redirecting
Staying with the Curl
Kickoutst

Session 3 | Saturday November 16th "Fancy Footwork" | 9-10 AM

So you think you can dance? Learn how to move along the length of your board in classic longboard style. Topics covered include:

Drop-Knee Cross-Stepping Nose-Riding

Session 4 | Saturday December 14th "Party Wave" | 9-10 AM

Finally, we will do a cumulative review of what we've learned and go into detail on any topics that were not covered in-depth. Topic covered include:

Combining skills
Taking your skills to the next level
Advanced Equipment
Squaretail vs Pintail
Fin Placement
The Proper Noserider

BUY TICKETS HERE

Join The Mauli Ola Foundation for the Allen Sarlo Surf Experience Day on Saturday, Nov 2nd at Surfrider Beach, from 10:00AM - 2:00PM

Boardriders Malibu is hosting their first Mega Demo Day!

November 2nd from 8am to 3pm come by the shop to demo the newest boards, wetsuits and fins from your favorite companies. The parking lot will be loaded with the goods, so mark your calendars and come on down...

Boardriders Malibu
18820 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, Ca 80265
310 - 359 - 8274

If it’s broke, get fix it! For Free!

Worn Wear is coming to Patagonia Santa Monica on Saturday and Sunday (Oct 2nd & 3rd) from 11-5pm. The Worn Wear truck will be parked just across the street in front of the store.

Pull out your broken and busted stuff and they’ll do our best to get ya fixed up and on your way.

There will also be snacks, hot chocolate, and crafts for the kids.

Patagonia Santa Monica store
1344 4th Street ,
Santa Monica , California , 90401

Favorable pattern will remain in place for quality surf in California. Northwest swell takes us through the end of the week while south swell also persists. Offshore winds groom the combo swell -- Source: Surflies

If it’s broke, get fix it! For Free!

Worn Wear is coming to Patagonia Santa Monica on Saturday and Sunday (Oct 2nd & 3rd) from 11-5pm. The Worn Wear truck will be parked just across the street in front of the store.

Pull out your broken and busted stuff and they’ll do our best to get ya fixed up and on your way.

There will also be snacks, hot chocolate, and crafts for the kids.

Patagonia Santa Monica store
1344 4th Street ,
Santa Monica , California , 90401