A 250-mile ocean paddle relay passed its baton through Malibu in August, involving lifeguards and junior lifeguards from more than 25 agencies. The relay ended this past weekend at El Refugio State Beach in Gaviota, after beginning at Imperial Beach, near the Mexican border, in June.

Malibu’s leg of the relay was paddled by local lifeguards including Damian Minicucci, who paddled from Surfrider to Zuma beaches. The paddle relay was held to raise awareness for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation (JWCF) “Block the Blaze” skin cancer education program, according to information shared by the California Surf Lifesaving Association (CSLA).

“As lifeguards, we spend the majority of our careers in the sun, and we know the dangers of sun exposure,” Bill Humphreys, CSLA president, said in a statement provided by the organization. “The ‘SoCal PaddleDown’ is a great way of raising awareness about the dangers of sun exposure, and the JWCF is providing the next generation of lifeguards the tools and information to prevent and detect skin cancer.”

Here's some surf photos from Thursday afternoon at Leo Carrillo. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the galleries is down below.








You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Leo Carrillo - Thursday Afternoon 9-12-2019 Photo Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

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The City of Malibu Cultural Arts Commission is going to decorate utility boxes with art that represents Malibu Surf Life, and to do it, they got 3 artist who seem to have no connection to surfing (well one of them claims his Venice-based clothing line is "totally dope clothing for extreme sports" that is "sold in surf and skate shops", yet no one's ever heard of his "Sick Clothing".)

Kinda of lame that they didn't choose artists that do surf, or artists that even live in Malibu.

Here's their press release:

Art Utility Box Program
The City of Malibu Cultural Arts Commission selected three artists to paint one-of-a-kind artwork on four City-owned utility boxes in the Civic Center area as part of the City’s public art initiative. The artists will begin their work in late September and are expected to complete the project by November 2019.

By creatively transforming a typically mundane structure into a work of art, the painted utility boxes will broaden each viewer’s understanding of the Malibu culture or environment. The selected designs vary from modern, geometric art to bright collage pop-art to realistic ocean scenery.

The professional artists who were selected to complete the project and the locations are:

• Shannon Celia, Civic Center Way and Winter Canyon Road. Celia will create a box that represents Malibu’s surf life and scenic landscape. Her artwork will include surfboards, seagulls, waves and the coast.

• Mark Andrew Allen, Civic Center Way and Webb Way; and Civic Center Way and Malibu Canyon Road. Allen will paint two boxes in the Civic Center area which will include replications of iconic Malibu images such as the Malibu Pier, Highway 1 sign, surfboards, and other images in a bright, pop-art collage style.

• Flavia Monteiro, Civic Center Way and Cross Creek Road. Monteiro will paint pastel geometric, three-dimensional squares that will offer a pop of contemporary art by the newly opened Whole Foods Market.

Here are a couple surf photos from Thursday, Sept 12th at Zero's. These were shot by RJP Surfing Photography. These are just some of the photos. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in the complete photo gallery, check them out, the link is down below.




You can find a lot more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Surfing Zero's, 09/12/2019 Photo Gallery

If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!


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Thursday was a day of "fun sized" surf. Here's the fun from early morning at Sunset . These photos were shot by Six12 Media. There are over 100 surf photos, here are just a few of them. The link to the full photo gallery of all 100+ photos is down below.

And with all the shark sightings and breaches at Sunset, check out Sharkbanz Shark Deterrents.















You can find these and over 200 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Sunset - Thursday 9-12-2019 Photo Gallery

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Check out these new surf shots from Santa Monica. These photos were taken by California Mermaid Photography.



You can find higher resolution versions of these and more on :

California Mermaid Photography's Facebook Page

If you were out there, there probably is some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

California Mermaid Photography

Here's some surf photos from Thursday, Sept 12th at Leo Carrillo. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the galleries is down below.








You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Leo Carrillo - Thursday 9-12-2019 Photo Gallery


If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!

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Here's some surf photos from Thursday, Sept 12th at County Line. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of 30+ 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the galleries is down below.








You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

County Line - Thursday 9-12-2019 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?
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