It's back, the 15th Annual Santa Monica 4th of July Parade.
As the annual parade returns, we're proud to honor our community heroes, first responders during the pandemic years: healthcare, public safety & food service workers.

The 2022 parade will go the opposite direction from previous years, headed NORTH along Main Street from Marine to Pico!

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Join STOKED LA next Saturday for an epic Surf Season Kickoff event! Learn to surf or mentor youth in the water, and then join us for a Film screening highlighting women of color that absolutely shred!

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Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022
Meeting Location: Tower 24, Santa Monica (2030 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90405)
Film Screening Location: WSL HQ (147 Bay St, Santa Monica, CA 90405)

Timeline: 9:30am - Meet at Tower 24, STOKED Circle
10am - Wetsuits, land-lessons, mentor-pairing
10:30am-12:30pm - Surf!
12:30pm - Lunch, beach cleanup
1:30pm - Walk over to WSL
2-4pm - Film Screenings, Q&A

7/4 Holiday Parking rates are $13 - $20.


CASH ONLY lots on 7/4
•Surfrider Beach $20
•Topanga Beach $20
•Will Rogers @ Chautauqua $15

Gusty W-NW winds through the holiday weekend will create hazardous, short period seas throughout the coastal waters - including nearshore.

Saturday, July 1st: 2-3’+ for many summer spots. Top breaks 3-4’+ .
The blend of SSW Southern Hemi that peaked Friday hangs around through the start of the long weekend. W-NW windswell is expected to build a little bit though as winds over the outer waters pick up some. This should mean a little more shape at beach breaks. Average summertime spots are expected to be running thigh-waist+ high, while better summer breaks of western North LA get up to chest-shoulder high occasionally. Light-variable winds, and clean conditions for much of the morning, followed by light+ to locally moderate W-WNW onshores in the afternoon, then an easing sea breeze for many areas in the evening.
Sunday, July 2nd: 2-3′ for many summer spots. Top breaks 3-4′
SSW Southern Hemi swell continues to slowly ease and shift more southerly in angle while the small-modest NW windswell energy gains a little more traction. Average summertime spots should be running knee-waist high, while better exposures that can pick up the combo energy could see some waist-stomach high waves. Light winds, clean conditions for much of the morning across Southern California. Wind gradually trends onshore through the morning followed by a little more moderate WNW onshores in the afternoon/evening.

Originally published on Surfline

From Santa Monica Close Up:

"More than 200 Junior Lifeguards, 15 to 17 years of age, jump off the Santa Monica Pier on Friday, July 1, 2022"

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Below is a list of professional fireworks shows at or near the local beaches, from the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Beach Club (Saturday, July 2) — 14730 Pacific Coast Highway, Santa Monica 90402, 9 p.m.


Palisades Charter High School
(July 4) — 15777 Bowdoin St, Pacific Palisades 90272, 9 p.m.
"A highlight of every Pacific Palisades Fourth of July is the Fireworks Spectacular at Palisades Charter High School. And the best place to view the thunderous show, synchronized to a soundtrack of patriotic music, is Pali High's Stadium by the Sea. Tickets are now on sale for this year's event. Get there early to lay out your blankets, enjoy a selection of tantalizing treats from over a half-dozen popular food trucks, and enjoy pre-show music from DJ Lee Dyson of Hey Mister DJ. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m., with the fireworks starting at 9:00 p.m."

Bel Air Bay Club – Barge — 16800 Pacific Coast Hwy, Pacific Palisades 9027

Marina Del Rey (Monday, July 4)
"There’s no better place in Los Angeles to see 4th of July 4th fireworks than in L.A.’s Marina. Enjoy dinner at waterfront restaurants in Marina del Rey with the best firework views. Charter a yacht for the ultimate close-up! Or head to Burton Chace Park or Fisherman’s Village for a family-friendly party atmosphere including synchronized music played over loudspeakers."