Wednesday: 3’ waves at summer/combo breaks, 4’+ at standouts. Light/variable wind in AM hours. Fun long period South swell (190-175) continues to fill in through the day as well as some mid/short period SSE/S swell from Tropical Storm Dalila. The blend is good for waist-chest high waves at the south-facing and combo exposures of North LA.

Conditions should be cleaner right out of the gates compared to Tuesday morning, with light/variable flow in the earlier morning. Light SW veering Westerly winds trend up through the morning – adding texture/minor bump – then picking in the afternoon with moderate W/WNW winds.

Thursday: 3-4’ waves at summer/combo breaks. Light/variable onshore flow through the morning hours. Long period south swell (190-175) tops out through the day while modest NW windswell mixes in. We’ll also see that small tropical swell from Dalila, but that tropical energy won’t be more than modest-sized and primarily help with shape at the beach breaks. Surf is up a notch with waist-shoulder high waves at south-facing/combo exposures of North LA.

Light SE/ESE winds through north LA will also put lumps on the south-facing breaks.

Lightning strike observed in Marina Del Rey this morning around 9:30am. The LA County Lifeguards are clearing the beaches, until the storm passes.

Join Surfrider LA this Friday at the Rose Room for LIFE BENEATH THE WAVES - a benefit gathering of artists and activists to celebrate our local ocean, waves and beaches with delicious food and drink, live music, and incredible art.

About this Event

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a night in celebration of the ocean. Please come join us and enjoy the art exhibit: Life Beneath the Waves showcasing Los Angeles young emerging artist with 100% of proceeds being donated to the Surfrider Foundation to protect and preserve our world's oceans, waves, and beaches.

There will be raffles for photography prints, VAER watches, Surfrider foundation packages, Gnarwhal coffee, sculptures and paintings.

Doors Open at 8pm. Event is 21+. IDs required.

Artists Include:
Photography by Tyler Schiffman
Photography by Davis Huber
Recycled Sculptures by Ilaria de Plano
Paintings and Wood Burnings by Jessica Kendall-Bar
Live Acoustic Performance by Savannah Lynx
DJ Set by Shea Carter
Sustainable Seafood by Chef Tae Woo Lee and Chef Jake Geragos

Sponsored by: Surfrider LA (Non-Profit Ocean Conservation Organization)
Three Punk Ales Brewery (San Diego, CA)
VAER Adventure Watches (Los Angeles, CA)
Gnarwhal Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)
Sparking Ice beverages

Click Here for Tickets

The Rose Room
6 Rose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90291

The average water temps as of 7-22-2019.

A man wearing a clown costume and hanging out the sunroof of a car led authorities on a pursuit from Orange County to Venice Beach before being taken into custody on Saturday, officials said.



A caller reported seeing the clown hanging out on the sunroof of a car while driving, CHP Officer Stephan Brandt said.

The driver refused to stop when officers tried to pull him over, kicking off a pursuit, the officer said.

The clown-masked suspect headed into Los Angeles County via the northbound 405 Freeway, then took the 90 Freeway to Venice Beach, Brandt said. The driver jumped out of the car and ran onto the beach, where he was captured by officers in front of a crowd of onlookers.



A female passenger who had been riding in the car was not arrested, he said.

The motivation for the driver's unusual behavior was not clear.

Catch Surf is proud to announce that their Catch Surf Malibu store is now OPEN!

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Surfrider LA addresses the chronic erosion at Surfrider Beach:

"There has been a lot of discussion about Malibu in the weeks since LA County Beaches & Harbors dropped a dozen 2-ton boulders on the beach to keep the historic Wall at First Point from slipping into the sea. While this emergency situation could've been avoided with proactive planning and resource management, it has served to catalyze the community around short and long-term solutions that we can all (mostly) agree upon.

On July 8th, the Malibu City Council unanimously approved staff recommendations to issue an RFP (Request for Proposal) for a hydrological study of Malibu Lagoon and a coastal morphology study of Surfrider Beach. In addition, Council directed City staff to issue an LCPA (Local Coastal Plan Amendment) for a lagoon management plan. These are critical steps in what will be a long process to address chronic erosion at Surfrider Beach."

See the official statement on the Surfrider LA Blog

Tickets for the for the 4th Annual Patagonia Film Festival are on sale now.

Patagonia Santa Monica will be showing 15 Films all 5 minutes or less that are in the theme: Water. There is a change in venues this year, the festival will be at the Broad Stage on 11th St in Santa Monica. Every person in attendance gets to vote on Best Overall, Best Environmental Story and Best Cinematography. The winners will be announced at the end of the night.

Tickets are $10 each, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the Surfrider West LA Chapter. A ticket gets you into the festival, 2 free drink tickets and free snacks.

The films will start promptly at 7:30, If you have not checked in by 7:20 your seat could be given away to someone on the wait list. So come at 6:30 and hang out with the Filmmakers, Surfrider LA and the Patagonia Santa Monica community.

Let's pack the house and support these awesome filmmakers. Click here to buy tickets.

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

RJP Surfing Photography has surf photos from Friday at Zeros. You can find all the full size and high-resolution images, in this photo gallery:

Surfing Zero's, 07/19/2019 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.