Los Angeles based designer Heidi Merrick will be hosting a book signing event to celebrate Surf Shack by Nina Freudenberger at H. Merrick of California on Thursday, June 8th from 4pm to 7pm at 115 W. 9th Street.

Guests are invited to shop the store, and a free copy of the book will be included with any purchase of $500 or more. Or you can check out the book on Amazon , where it's $22.

Gloomy early Tuesday morning, some okay waves. These photos shot by Six12 Media.








There's several more shots in the complete Venice Pier - Tuesday 6-6-2017 Gallery.

Amazing day in Santa Monica celebrating Nick Gabaldon with Surfrider / West Los Angeles / Malibu, Black Surfers Collective, The Surf Bus Foundation, Heal the Bay and the Santa Monica Conservancy. Nick Gabaldon was the first documented surfer of African-American and Mexican descent, at the historical African American beach site, sometimes formerly called the “Inkwell”. Gabaldon’s legacy has inspired many surfers of color and many consider him as a role model.









Safe to say much stoke was once again shared! Thanks to the amazing crew at The Surf Bus Foundation, as well as Heal the Bay, Surfrider / West Los Angeles / Malibu and everyone else who volunteered their time.

John Simon is not your average high school-aged, purist surfer bloke. An avid student of surfing history, style and board design, John connects us to an earlier time when perfect trim ruled the day and groms shaped regularly in their parents garage.

Fun Size SSW/NW Swell Mix: Winds Problematic

LOLA wave heights in the SPAC (this weekend's SSW swell)

SSW swell will linger the next several days with reinforcing energy moving in the middle to end of the work week. Meanwhile, shorter to mid period WNW-NW swells will continue to cross it up for fun size surf throughout the week. Combo exposed beach-breaks should see some nice peaks from time to time. Morning winds are lightest, but many areas will have wind issues each day.

Surfers Healing, their mission is to enrich the lives of people living with autism by exposing them to the unique experience of surfing. They had their latest event in Malibu on Saturday. The surfer volunteers are paired up with a child, they paddle out together on tandem boards and catch the waves that come their way. Here are some photos from the day.

The Malibu Surf Camps are starting next week.


Aspects Surf Camp will provide superior instruction and a dynamic curriculum while teaching the basics of surfing. Instructors will professionally teach the skills of surfing while sharing a healthy respect and awareness of the beauty and power of the ocean. Low participant to instructor ratio. Participants must be able to swim and tread water. Surfboards will be provided if needed.

Sign Up Here.

Another June Gloom morning. These photos shot by Six12 Media.








There's several more shots in the complete Ocean Park - Saturday 6-3-2017 Gallery.

Fun Size SSW/NW Swell Mix: Winds Problematic

LOLA wave heights in the SPAC (this weekend's SSW swell)

A better pulse of new SSW swell fills in and tops out this weekend while shorter period NW-WNW swell mixes in. The combo would be favorable for the openly exposed combo beach-breaks up and down the west coast but winds do look to be an issue, as many areas are plagued by onshore flow. Tropical Storm Beatriz has formed off Mainland Mexico but that won’t be a factor for California.