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The 27th Annual Venice Surf-A--Thon Surf Contest is going to happen on Saturday, December 12th. See the contest flyer above for more info.



Water temps have seen an 8° temperature swing over the past 10 days.



The Venice Electric Light Paradeis a weekly night time bike ride in Venice that happens every Sunday at sunset.



King Tides are coming. See the highest high tides and lowest low tides of the year on November 15-16 and December 13-15, 2020.

A King Tide is a non-scientific term people often use to describe exceptionally high tides. Tides are long-period waves that roll around the planet as the ocean is "pulled" back and forth by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun as these bodies interact with the Earth in their monthly and yearly orbits. Higher than normal tides typically occur during a new or full moon and when the Moon is at its perigee, or during specific seasons around the country.

King Tides occur when the Moon aligns with the Sun, and is also at its closest position relative to the Earth. This exerts cumulative gravitational pulls on Earth, resulting in the most extreme high and low tides of the year. In California, experts say that King Tides today are what we can expect our daily high tide to look like in the next few decades under climate change and sea level rise predictions.

More about King Tides on the Heal The Bay Website.

Here's some surf photos from Thursday, November 12th at Leo Carrillo.

This set was shot from about 4PM till 5PM by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the gallery is down below.







You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Leo Carrillo - Thursday 11-12-2020 Photo Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.




This is what LA's coastline could have looked like had city planners from the 1950s/60s actually had their proposed futurist projects been built. Historically these projects were blocked or defunded through protests, environmental concerns, and budget cuts..


Announcing the @black.surfers Cam Rewind Contest, sponsored by Surfline, where 8 contestants will win 1-year premium Surfline memberships (over $95 value)!

The competition starts November 10, and runs till December 10. Only cam rewind videos from that time period will be eligible, and only those in @black.surfers chats are eligible to submit videos (DM @black.surfers if you're not already a part of one).

There will be two winners (men's and women's) in these four contests: most shredded wave, best noseriding, biggest wave, and best wipeout! Submit your videos by DMing @black.surfers or emailing blacksurferinc@gmail.com with your video, the cam name, date and which @black.surfers chat you belong to. @black.surfers will be posting sets of videos every few days.

At the end, Selema and Nique Miller will be the judges to determine who the winners are!

See @black.surfers for more info.


Hipster Blvd was shut down on Saturday as huge crowds of people take to the streets in Venice to celebrate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris winning the presidental election.













Photos:Marta Evry





Photo:Becky Barnes