Photo above (and below) from the last time a contest was held at the Venice Breakwater, the 2015 Venice Surf-A-Thon

Here the Top 5 favorite reasons we heard from Venice surfers about why they didn't enter the contest:

#5:
"Bro, you know I only compete on the profesional level."

#4:
"I fucking hate contests!"

#3
"I only surf big waves."

#2
"I don't want to take the prizes away from everyone else."

Before we list #1, these get Honorable Mention:

"What contest?"

"I tried to sign up too late."

"My Various insecurities."

And our most favoritest #1 reason a Venice surfer gave for not entering the surf conrtest is:

"The water is too wet."

! Here’s the Venice Surfing Association Breakwater Open event schedule for Saturday, 10/15

Several EVENTS happening this weekend, unfornately, the National Weather Service says there's a good possiblity....



Forecast calls for active showers and thunderstorms to continue through late Saturday. Saturday is looking most active.



This is one computer projection for showers Saturday evening. Saturday afternoon and evening is looking active for showers and thunderstorms, please plan accordingly.

Here’s the Northern LA Boardriders (NLAB) Leo Carrillo Surf Series 05 event schedule for this weekend!

Sign up if you haven’t yet! Click Here

Here's surfing photos from Thursday, October 13th at the Venice Breakwater.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by XCEL Wetsuits.

These are just a few of the 200+ 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 galleries for this day, check them out, the links to the complete galleries are down below.














You can find more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Venice Breakwater - Thursday 10-13-2022 Gallery #1
Venice Breakwater - Thursday 10-13-2022 Gallery #2


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 from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

From Brad Jacobson:

"Surfing Malibu raw video clips.
Thanks for watching. I'm Brad Jacobson and I'll see ya on the sand."

Detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Area are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect who brutally stabbed a wheelchair bound 82-year-old man.

On Monday, October 3, 2022, at 6:55 p.m., Pacific Division patrol officers responded to the 12000 block of Venice Boulevard for a radio call of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers located a male adult victim being treated by Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics for stab wounds to his neck and shoulder.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the man to a local hospital and he was admitted with severe injuries. He was listed in stable condition and recovering.

Preliminary investigation revealed the suspect approached the victim from behind as he dined at a restaurant. The suspect stabbed the victim in the neck and shoulder and fled the location on foot towards Inglewood Avenue.

The suspect is described as a 20-30-year-old male, bald, standing about 5’01” to 5’06” tall, and weighing approximately 130 pounds. The suspect has a large tattoo on the back of his head and a small tattoo next to his left eye.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Luis Jurado at (310) 482-6369, or via email at 32284@lapd.online. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org..

Tipsters may also visit www.lapdonline.org and click on “Anonymous Web Tips” under the “Get Involved-Crime Stoppers” menu to submit an online tip. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.

Malibu Beach Party (1940) - Jack Bunny (a spoof of Jack Benny) invites Hollywood celebrities to his Malibu house for a party.

Surfing is all about fun in the now and Andy Nieblas has a blast at a beautiful evening session at the longboard energy center of California, Malibu's iconic Surfrider Beach.

Malibu is the most iconic, relevant, and revered break in all of longboard surfing. Housed in history and home to timeless style, it’s the perfect spot to host the deciding event on tour - the Cuervo Classic Malibu Longboard Championship. With the title on the line, the top surfers descend on First Point to end the year in style and decide the 2022 Longboard World Champions