TOMORROW! Join Surfrider West LA / Malibu for their August chapter meeting as summer comes to a close with a screening of a classic surf film: SEPTEMBER SESSIONS, by Jack Johnson and the Malloy Brothers.

Hear program and campaign updates from chapter leaders with several calls to action before settling in for a fun screening. Bring snacks and non-alcoholic beverages! All ages welcome!

Where: 1436 2nd street, Santa Monica When: 7-9 pm

Several hundred people showed up to the Venice Pier on Saturday for a memorial paddleout in honor of beloved local surfer Liam Alexander Taylor. Known to most as Red, the always smiling 19 year old red head passed away on the 18th from a surfing accident. The entire surf and skate community of Dogtown was in attendance, as well as family and friends from Cambria, Ca, where Red also resided.

We put together a photo gallery of photos from the Paddleout, as well as the Pier Jumps, & Surf Session that followed.

Click here to view all the photos.

A Memorial Skate Session For Red was held later in the afternoon over at the Venice Skatepark (video coming).

Click here to view all the photos.

Fun Surf for the Week!

LOLA wave height chart off California Wednesday morning.

NW swell mix main source of surf for NorCal; small S swell
S swell is larger for SoCal; NW swell mix secondary
Better angled, modest SSW swell due early August
AM winds are light, conditions favorable

Tiny waves again. These shots are from Six12 Media were taken early Saturday morning at the Venice Pier (before the Paddleout for Liam "Red" Taylor) .

Slow Week for Surf.

LOLA wave height chart off California.

Fun size NW windswell NorCal; easing over the weekend
SoCal has small mix of swells next few days
Better S Hemi swell due early next week
Winds are lightest in the early mornings

Small waves pretty much all this week. A few at the Venice Pier making the most of it. Here's some photos from Six12 Media.







There's a few more photos, all in high-resolution, in the complete Venice Pier - Wednesday 8-23-2017 Gallery.

Today Surfrider turns 33. What started as a group of surfers that joined together over 30 years ago to protect Malibu, CA from overdevelopment and pollution, has grown into one of the most powerful coastal protection groups in the world.

Surfrider is now a nationwide network of more than 140+ chapters and youth clubs that protect 5,656 miles of coastline. We are coastal defenders who are fighting more than 100 active campaigns on a daily basis for our coasts. And we’ve won 434 coastal victories (and counting) since 2006.

Local Venice surfer Liam Alexander Taylor passed away Friday night after suffering severe neck and head injuries in the waters off Moonstone Beach, up in Northern California.

Liam, known as "Red" to most out here, was only 19 years old. An experienced surfer and lifeguard, Red was a known fixture at the Venice Skatepark and Pier. Beloved by everyone, always a huge smile as bright as his red hair.

Red spent time in Venice and with his father and up north in Cambria with his mom. It was in Cambria, at Moonstone Beach where Red was surfing on Friday afternoon. According to reports, Red got caught in a 6-foot close-out wave that pounded against the sand floor, knocking him out. Two friends surfing within feet of Taylor, Johnny McElgunn and Mason Smith, pulled him out of the water and administered CPR, and within minutes fire officials from the Cambria Community Service District’s Fire Department arrived. They took over the rescue effort, eventually reviving Taylor, though he remained unresponsive. He was taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, where family and friends gathered. About four hours later, Red passed away.

A paddle-out for Red will be this Saturday at the Venice Pier at 10:30am..

Donations can be made at Taylor/Triggs Bereavement Fund page.

"Red spread more joy and love in his short time than most people do in a lifetime.... He was one of the greatest people I have ever had the privilege to know, and he will forever live on in all of our hearts. Rest In Peace buddy." - Evan Berle









More photos: Remembering Red Photo Gallery.