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Paddle Out for Ronnie Jay



Sunday, July 1st at 10:30am, there will be a paddle out for Ronnie Jay. It will take place at Topanga. Topanga was his one of his favorite surf spots and is where we think he’ll be happiest. Feel free to bring boards, flowers, snacks, and anyone that loved Ronnie Jay. We will probably start the event going around 11:00AM and get in the water shortly after that to throw flowers in the ocean. Even if you don’t want to get in the water, come and share your favorite Ronnie stories and hang out on the sand with us before and after. This going to be pretty casual, just a small group of Ronnie Jay friends and family that want to be there when we say goodbye.

More details: Ronnie Jay Updates

Critter Surf Fest


On Sunday, Lucy's Pet is bringing their Gnarly Wave machine to the Found Animals Adopt & Shop - Culver City. Bring your dogs and join in the surfing fun!

The Culver City Fire Department will be on hand to fill up the wave machine!

Food trucks, $10 microchips and discounted adoptions.


Found Animals Adopt & Shop - Culver City
4235 Sepulveda Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230
310-933-6863

R.I.P. Ronnie Jay (1952-2018)

Santa Monica ripper, Cove kingpin and Zephyr Team alumni passes away with early Alzheimer’s at 66.




So young, it seemed, for a guy whose energy and smile seemed to light up any spot he chose to surf. As a top dog on the fabled Zephyr Team, Ronnie held down the Santa Monica surf scene during the 1970’s with a dynamic blend of exceptional ability and unquestioned authority, especially when it came to some of the more localized breaks like the old P.O.P. Pier, where he virtually ruled The Cove. Yet there was nothing dark about Ronnie’s presence in the water or on land. Stacy Peralta, a junior Zephyr Team member at the time, remembers Ronnie’s impact:

“Ronnie wasn’t just the hottest guy around, he was an inspiration. He lifted our entire beach every time he went in the water. And not just by how good he was, but with his spirit, with his sense of humor.”


L: Jeff Ho. R: Ronnie Jay. Photo: Dana Woolfe


An electrician by trade, in a different era Ronnie’s power-hungry surf style might have led him down another path.

“He was a really, really good surfer,” says Peralta. “In this day and age he probably could’ve had a career as a pro. But he was ahead of his time in his thinking. Back in the mid-‘70s, I got sponsored to go to Australia for the first time as a pro skateboarder. And I remember Ronnie coming to me and saying, “You’re getting an opportunity guys like me never got. You’ve got to respect that. Other guys might go down there and throw TVs out hotel windows, but not you. Respect it, and remember that you’re representing us.”

Ronnie Jay continued to surf hot, continued to be the local’s local, even when he began showing troubling symptoms of early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Though his cognitive abilities waned, his interest in surfing never did — the sands and waves of his youth providing a constant touchstone right up until the end.


"Whenever you walked into Jeff Ho's Surf Shop in the 70's, Ronnie was easily recognizable with his high pitch voice and his friendly demeanor." recalls Robert Terris. "You knew you were at a special place in a special time. Some guys in the shop had ego's but not Ronnie you could easily talk to him about board design with their surfboards on display for sale. I got to surf with him several times in my late teens and early twenties at Bay St. And I also had Ronnie in my same heat in a Pacific West Surf Contest down at Bay St in the early 80's. I'll always remember Ronnie and the other's hanging in the Jeff Ho Surf Shop talking Story and drinking Carrot juice in the mid 70's not to many other's were into health foods like those guy's were in the 70's. I will miss Ronnie's friendly smile ingrained into my memory. Aloha Ronnie you belonged to a golden age of Surfing's past."

Ronnie’s ashes will be returned to the waves he loved at a small memorial to be held at Topanga Point on July 1st, 2018.

Jared Mell’s Surf Relik Highlights



Venice Pier - Saturday 6-30-2018


Small waves Saturday mid-morning at the Venice Pier. These photos were shot by Six12 Media. 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 these and some more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo galley:

Venice Pier - Saturday 6-30-2018 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 otherlocal surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Venice Pier - Friday 6-29-2018


Fun waves Friday mid-morning at the Venice Pier. These photos were shot by Six12 Media. 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 these and some more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo galley:

Venice Pier - Friday 6-29-2018 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 otherlocal surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.

Hecho En Venice - Episode 1 - Hanging With Oscar




Hanging out in Venice with Hecho En Venice's Oscar. Check out the surf, the skatepark, and various Venice characters.



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Weekend Forecast

NW/SSW Swell Mix, Dicey Winds; Active Tropics.
Surf heights for California coast on Friday morning.

NW windswell stays up throughout the weekend
SPAC swell mix also continues, shadowed for some
EPAC tropics very active, check forecast for details
Winds an issue next few days with onshore flow

Boardriders Malibu Bar-B-Q

Come join Boardriders Malibu July 1, 12-7pm at the shop for some 4th of July jump off action..! They will be serving up some Summer grinds and chilled refreshments, and live music... Stop by and throw some shakas and high fives at your bros..!
Boardriders Malibu
18820 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, Ca 80265
310 - 359 - 8274

Surf Relik 2018 Highlights

Highlight montage videos from both days of the Surf Relik Longboard Contest held on June 24-25 in Malibu.

Day One: Morning Highlights

Day One: Midday Highlights

Day One: Afternoon Highlights

Day Two: Morning Highlights

Day Two: Midday Highlights

Day Two: Afternoon Highlights

The Tony Alva Story Screening

This Saturday at The House of Machines Los Angeles is a special screening of the Vans documentary "Love Letters: The Tony Alva Story". Straight after Alva's band @hiseyeshavefangs will be performing live!

Doors will be open from 8pm - 2am!

The House of Machines Los Angeles
2028 EAST 7th STREET,
ARTS DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES

Short Range Surf Forecast Overview




There’s a fun mix of steep S (170-180) in the water and some small to moderate wind swell. The southern hemi peaks Wednesday then lingers through the second half of the week. Wind swell will build to a peak late Thursday before trailing off through the upcoming weekend. We could be looking at some tropical swell for next week’s holiday, with some New Zealand swell for the following weekend. Read more for details.

Fun waist to head high+ surf at southerly exposures that can maximize the S (170-180) in the water right now. The swell should peak with new SSW adding in to the mix Wednesday. There’s a little wind swell in the water as well generating some knee to waist high waves at westerly exposures. Conditions look decent in the mornings, but onshores in the afternoons are going to mean added texture and bump.




Wind swell will pick up a little bit Thursday and Friday, potentially bringing some extra waist to chest high waves to the exposed coast. The southern hemi mix is going to shift more SSW (190-210) and linger into the weekend. Over the weekend though we’re expecting an extra little up tick in SSW as new long-period energy fills in. It’s not looking like a lot, but could be enough to bring another round of knee to chest high+ waves.

Here’s what to expect on a day-to-day basis this week:

Tuesday the 26th southern hemi should builds into the waist to head high range late.

Wednesday the 27th SSW swell mixes in with steeper S. Small wind swell in the mix as well should mean waist to head high+ surf.

Thursday the 28th wind swell picks up as s.hemi mix eases. wave heights should be running knee to chest high+ at standouts.

Friday the 29th wind swell eases as southern hemi lingers. Wave heights expected to be running knee to chest high.

Saturday the 30th SSW swell starts building again, could mean knee to chest high+ surf at standouts late.

Sunday the 1st SSW could bring some bigger waves in the waist to head high range.

Monday the 2nd southern hemi mix settles.

Surf Relik 2018 Results

Here's some of the result of the Surf Relik Modern & Classic Longboard World Tour at First Point, Malibu.


Here's some of the result of the Surf Relik Modern & Classic Longboard World Tour at First Point, Malibu.

Venice Pier Fire




From FOX 11 News:
A fire broke out early Tuesday morning at the Venice Pier.

Fire crews responded around 4:45 a.m. and put the flames out quickly.

Fire department officials say trash under the pier along with a homeless encampment may have caused the fire.


The pier is completely closed until repairs are made.


South Swell All Week

NW Windswell and South Swell All Week.
Surf heights for the California coast on Tuesday morning and afternoon.

NW windswell all week
South swell also running, that's largest for SoCal
Winds are generally onshore, lightest in the mornings
Tropics are active, tropical swell mixing in for exposures

Malibu - Sunday 6-24-2018




Here's video footage from this day in Malibu, filmed by Edgar Salas Avila.

Katin Giveaway


Summer is officially here and to celebrate, Katin picking one lucky winner to receive a Katin X Business And Pleasure Co limited edition umbrella, custom beach chair, Katin trunks, shorts, tees and cap. They may even throw in a couple more items for your friends.

To enter simply: 1) Follow @Katinusa & @businessandpleasure_coon Instagram. Entries close at 11:59 p.m. PST 06/24 & will be notified via Instagram. *U.S. based residents only*
2) Like the post with the above photo
3) Tag 3 friends in the comments on that post.
They will announce the winner on Monday at noon PST.

Salty Crew Movie Screening


Join Val Surf! Salty Crew is stopping by their Thousand Oaks location to screen their latest movie, "FIND REFUGE IN THE SEA" staring Matt Meola, Lucas Dirkse, CJ Hobgood, Damien Hobgood, Duane Diego, Greg Trompas, Brandon Wahlers, Sam Weisman, Brandon Hatfield.

Sunday the 24th 6pm-9pm
Val Surf - Thousand Oaks
3055 Thousand Oaks Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
MAP

Fun Surf Continues Rolling

S Swell/NW Windswell Mix; Winds an Issue .
Surf heights for the California coast on Sunday morning.

NW swell-mix builds in; solid for NorCal, smaller south
New S swell also filling in, peaking Sunday into Mon
Dicey winds all weekend with onshore flow; AM best
More S swell and NW swell combo to close out June

Surf Relik Confirms Dates


It's a go! June 24 & 25 have been called as the run dates for the first stop of the Surf Relik Modern & Classic Longboard World Tour at First Point, Malibu. Head over to Malibu for a one-of-a-kind experience where art, culture and the world’s best longboard surfers intertwine.

SM Pier 360


The Santa Monica Pier Paddle is now called the Santa Monica Pier 360 Ocean Sports & Beach Festival . And the name isn't the only thing new, it's now a 2-day event and they added an "epic, gravity-defying skate experience", whatever that means. Here's the press release about the skateboard event:

Red Bull is bringing an epic, gravity-defying skate experience to Pier 360 featuring local legend, Jeff Ho, and top skaters from around Los Angeles. Attendees can watch skaters 360 over the Pacific and if they want to get in on the action, they can attend demos and workshops led by local skate legends.


It all happens on June 23-24. The SUP and Paddleboard contest registrations are open now, no word on the skate event yet.
Tracing its roots back to the 1930’s Santa Monica Pier paddleboard races, some of the first in the world, the Santa Monica Pier 360 offers epic competition through a variety of disciplines on sand and sea while also providing an memorable day of family friendly entertainment.

There are many ways to participate: Short Course Paddle, Long Course Paddle, Elite Races, SUP / Paddleboard Knockout, Ocean Swimming Events, Volleyball and Skateboarding.

On the Pier Deck and beach, participants and spectators will enjoy the Beach Festival featuring live music, Polynesian dancing, food, Beer & Spirits Garden and a one of-a-kind Museum of Beach Culture, featuring surf & skate history from the past 100 years!

Not ready to compete? Join in on the festivities and enjoy front row seats to this incredible athletic performance! Thanks to our beautiful city and awesome sponsors, it’s FREE.




More info at Santa Monica Pier 360 Ocean Sports & Beach Festival

Dogtown Rumble Returns


The city of Los Angeles stopped the Odd Squad Car Club from hosting their beach front car show from taking place in the Venice Beach parking lot, so they moved it to Santa Monica, which as any true local from either area will tell you, is actually Dogtown. LOts of cool cars and trucks show up at each show, and being at the beach, many are surf rides.

Check out the last show in our Dogtown Rumble Coverage .

Patagona Film Festival



Join Patagonia Santa Monica tomorrow night for the 3rd Annual Patagonia Film Festival and cast your votes for Best Environmental Story, Best Cinematography, and Best Overall Short! Patagonia will be awarding a $1,500 in-store shopping spree to each winner in each category. Doors at 7PM, films begin at 7:30PM. Come early and grab a seat, it's gonna be packed!

Visit Patagonia Santa Monica store for more info.