A semi is sunk in the Ballona river at Centinela

News from The Animal Rescue Mission and K911 ResQ:

"A very reliable source saw this dog getting beaten by this man. Cops were called but he took off. If you see him in Venice Beach, Ca please offer to buy the dog and I will reimburse you and we will find a new home for the dog."

A perfect day in Malibu...again! Start off the day with a morning surf. Then, Kyle, Brian, Brandon, and I get rowdy at first point. We end the evening with full on Golden Hour at third point. Author Patrick presents the history of George Freeth who brought surfing to Venice Beach and all of Southern California. In the early 1900s, Freeth taught surfing and swimming, including coaching legendary waterman and Olympian Duke Kahanamoku. While working for visionary Abbot Kinney in Venice, and at beaches and bath houses in San Diego, Long Beach, Redondo, and Santa Monica, Freeth established modern lifeguarding practices still in use today. He transformed the beach into a destination for fun, sport, and excitement.

The book is currently avaliable on Amazon:

"When you take some of the best longboarders in the world and let them surf Malibu with nobody out, some incredible rides are bound to go down. These were some of our favorites from the final day of the event. Congrats to Harrison and Soliel on your well deserved victories" - Log Rap

Today is Val Surf's 60th anniversary.

"Hey friends. Today is our 60th birthday. There’s no counting how many customers, friends, and employees that have come through these doors in those 60 years but it’s been a LOT. We would like to thank every one of you. This isn’t possible with out you all. It sure is lovely how a bunch of “individual” sports can turn into such a giant insane community/family. Here’s to another 60!"

Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach, and the nearby communities.

"Today is my day off, but I still feel like doing a video. Thousands of people come from all over the world to visit Venice Beach. I just came down to the beach and took a vacation and even though nothing is going on in Venice, it’s really slow, but there’s always something to see, always something new to learn. I love Venice Beach."

If you would like to support German in Venice with some gas money or you want to buy him a coffee, you are welcome to donate to his paypal account: https://paypal.me/germaninvenice

The 2022 Longboard World Champs Errico and Roach were crowned in flawless First Point, Malibu. Here is the highlight reel to prove it.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions

Here's surfing photos from Wednesday, October 5th at Topanga.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Xcel Wetsuits.

These are just a few of the 250+ 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 galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.


















You can find about 250 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 3 photo galleries:

Topanga - Wednesday 10-5-2022 - Gallery #1
Topanga - Wednesday 10-5-2022 - Gallery #2
Topanga - Wednesday 10-5-2022 - Gallery #3


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 from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.