For the month of March, we got a ton of surf photos from a bunch of days at different spots, from Venice up to County Line.

Below is the list of Surf Spots with the days we got photos for during the entire month of March. Each link will take you to the page with a few surf photos and at the bottom of those photos there will be a link to that photographer's gallery where you can find all the surf photos for that day (many times there's well over 100 photos to check out). Most of these photographers offer high-res downloads and prints for sale.

County Line

County Line - Wednesday 3-11-2020


Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo - Saturday 3-7-2020
Leo Carrillo - Sunday 3-8-2020
Leo Carrillo - Tuesday 3-17-2020
Leo Carrillo - Tuesday Evening 3-17-2020


Zeros

Zero's - Monday 3-2-2020
Zeros - Thursday 3-12-2020
Zeros - Tuesday Evening 3-17-2020
Zeros - Saturday Evening 3-14-202


Topanga

Topanga - Tuesday 3-24-2020


Venice Pier

Venice Pier - Saturday 3-21-2020
Venice Pier - Sunday 3-22-2020


Wanna see last month's Photo Gallery Recap?
Click February Surf Spot Photos Recap

Just in case you were curious, here are the average water temps as of March 30th.

The dude from the movie Superbad and one of Will Smith's kids (pictured above) are each making headlines internationally on all the main-stream media sites (MSN, Daily Mail, etc...) for surfing "Malibu" during the Stay At Home Order. They're becoming the "faces of surfer rebellion in the time of Coronavirus!", according to Beach Grit.

Not that any of us care, but it's a local surf story (kind of), so why not post about it.

The Superbad dude was actually at Sunset, but to those reporters, any place north of Will Rogers has to be called Malibu.

Other than that, if you're also a skater, Superbad dude made a cool movie about being a skater in the 1990's. It's called Mid90s and it's free to watch on Amazon if you have Amazon Prime .

ChrisDidThis shoots a lot of surf photos at many of the Malibu spots. He has set up a GofundME page to help support his surf photography:

Surfers!
Can you help me share those moments of that sweet adrenal high coming off a lip, on the nose, or cutting up the face? Let's get you an image of glory and grace that can be displayed on MagicSeaWeed, other communities or your coffee mug and reflected upon in dryer times to inspire strength and joy. Let's get pics of people doing what they love into the world !

Challenge: It takes better gear to get better photos/video. An upgrade from my old Canon 650D to a Canon 80D camera in very good condition runs almost $800, but there's also extra batteries, gas, better software, filters... Seriously, the 80D's better Auto-focus and dynamic range will give us better views of those tremendous moments in the wild wet crush! I've already invested in serious lenses and other gear, but you know what sand and salty spray do to things



It's great to be able to contribute to the surfing community. You can already download your pics for free at : https://chrisdidthis.smugmug.com/

Sneakersnstuff Los Angeles celebrates it's one year anniversary with Vans Vault "Venice Beach Pack"

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Sneakersnstuff Los Angeles in Venice Beach, they have collaborated with Vault by Vans on two Southern Californian staples, the OG Classic Slip-On LX and the OG Era LX, as an homage to Venice Beach and the culture and history that encompasses it.

This history of Venice Beach is a notorious one, a place where creatives and artists flourished in the 1960s and ’70s, immortalized in the history books of skateboarding forever throughout the ‘80s and coincided with a punk explosion that enveloped the beach and boardwalk into the ’90s. The design of the SNS x Vault by Vans “Venice Beach Pack” is a nod to that time - the late 80’s and 90’s and what skaters, surfers, and punks were wearing.



Both the OG Classic Slip-On LX and the OG Era LX feature a canvas upper with the iconic checkerboard print in bright neon colorways and unique SNS graphics along the sidewall as Vans has done so iconically over the years. In addition to the OG Vault by Vans Off the Wall logo hit on the heel, design details revere to orginal Vans models such as a slim fitted shape utilizing the original period correct upper patterns. Further, we see the iconic outsole undercut with hand-tooled details and tightly wrapped rubberized textile foxing only seen on vintage Vans, long-lasting thick outsole, original Vans sticky rubber, and sidewall sealing wipe. The OG build is as always, original design, original quality, and crafted the original way.



The Sneakersnstuff x Vault by Vans “Venice Beach Pack” will be available online via draw on the SNS App. The raffle concludes April 4th and pricing ranges between $79 USD (Slip-On) and $85 USD (Era). The links to the raffles are below:

Vault OG Era LX x Sneakersnstuff

Vault OG Classic Slip-On LX x Sneakersnstuff

For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE

Day One of the Los Angeles County Beach Closure and it looks like someone already got a ticket for surfing, but updated info shows the $1,000 ticket have been given for a different reason. Read On...

That footage from Ashley SaveLA shows the police, followed by Lifeguards, telling surfers to get out of the water and that they can be arrested for not doing so. Awhile later, one surfer ends up getting a ticket.

"This happened after the water had been cleared an hour earlier by the police. I watched a lifeguard personally approach him while he was stretching on the sand & told him the beach was closed and he needed to leave. Instead he paddled out & the cops showed up"

And below is one of the surf cam's angle of it:

UPDATED INFO! #1 -Thanks to Reno Jack Aguinaldo for the news tip)

The ticket wasn't so much for surfing as it was for...well... just read what happened according to eyewitness Derek Levy:

"The lifeguard gently told the surfer that the beach/ocean was closed. The surfer said 'Fuck you, waddaya gonna do?' The cop stepped in and gave the surfer a $1000 ticket."



UPDATED INFO! #2

Everyone has been very cooperative, it was just that one guy,” said Manhattan Beach police Sgt. Mike Sistoni, who said lifeguards contacted police to issue the surfer a citation when the guy refused to leave the beach. “Everyone else has been pretty cool… I don’t know if he was having a bad day or what.”

Manhattan Beach Police Sergeant Steve Kitsios said Saturday afternoon that no other beach closure violators have been cited and that his department is relying on voluntary compliance.

For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE

In Addition to the closure of all beach parking lots, the City Of Malibu is going to pu parking rsstrictions on PCH and other streets in Malibu. Here is the official statement:

The City of Malibu, in cooperation with Caltrans, will post 'No Parking' signs along sections of Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and on certain City streets to support restrictions on beach and trail access, and to prevent violation of the Los Angeles County Public Health Officer’s order that closed all beaches from Malibu through the South Bay effective March 27 to April 19.

The areas where parking will be prohibited are:
• Malibu Bluffs Park parking lot
• Las Flores Creek Park and parking lots on Las Flores Cyn Rd and Rambla Pacifico
• Trancas Cyn Park parking lot
• South side of PCH along Zuma Beach
• South side of PCH near Corral Cyn Rd (end of Malibu Rd to Corral Cyn Rd)
• South side of PCH at Las Tunas Beach
• South side of PCH at Paradise Cove (Sea Lane Dr to Paradise Cove Rd)
• North side of PCH near Winding Way (between East Winding Way and West Winding Way)
• South side of PCH between Dan Blocker Beach parking lot and Latigo Shore Dr
• South side of Westward Beach Rd
• Cliffiside Dr near the Nature Preserve Trail



For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE

UPDATED - LA Beaches & Harbors made this statement:

What does it mean when beaches are closed?

NO swimming
NO surfing
NO running
NO picnics
NO bicycling
NO volleyball


The LACoFD Lifeguard Division made this statement:

"Effective immediately, all Los Angeles County Beaches will be closed until at least April, 19th by the Order of the Public Health Officer.

The Los Angeles County Fire Departmental Lifeguard Division will continue to patrol the beaches to advise unknowing patrons of this new closure. All public piers, public beach parking lots, beach bike paths, and beach access points will be closed to reduce beach and bike path crowding and increase social distancing. We urge the public to #stayhome and practice #socialdistancing when conducting essential activities. Do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19. We’re all in this together. Stay home to save lives."

When asked if surfing was still allowed, they say to read their comment about clarification on the term beach, which is:

17.12.030 - Beach.
"Beach" means a public beach or shoreline area, inclusive of all appurtenant areas such as, by way of illustration and not by limitation, beach facilities, bicycle paths, promenades, service and emergency roads, parking lots, pedestrian stairways and access-ways, landscaping, slopes, jetties, creek beds, revetments, drains, and all navigable waters within one thousand feet from the public beach or shoreline area, bordering the Pacific Ocean owned, controlled, or managed by the County, in incorporated or unincorporated territory.
(Ord. 2012-0005 § 15, 2012: Ord. 9767

So it appears they are stating, without directly stating it, is that you are not allowed to surf in LA County till at least April 15th.

We will keep up on this as it develops.

For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE