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Big waves at the Venice Pier today. Here's some shots from @venicestoke.

Follow @venicestoke on Instagram to see more surf photos from Venice Beach.

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A surfing recap of the past summer at Malibu.

Last month was photos in Santa Monica, now here's Venice Beach.

Some post-storm surfing from this weekend. These are from the Venice pier. Shot by Steve Christensen Photo.

There a lot more of these photo on Steve's website: Steve Christensen Photo.

More than 40% of surfers say they order and buy their boards straight from their shaper, while 39% say they got their last board from a local surf shop. Not bad, considering the current e-commerce heavy landscape, and the state of "instant gratification" hubs like Amazon have perpetuated.

Taking a look at the chart above, the next most common response is from "Craigslist," which clocks in at around 7%.