California Surfing Day

September 20 will forever be known California Surfing Day. The date has been introduced in the Golden State legislature to celebrate the California surfing lifestyle, and honor the history, culture, and future of the sport. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 122 was proposed by California State Senator Janet Nguyen and was unanimously approved by all members of the state's upper house.

The public announcement was made by Senator Nguyen, city officials, and surf legends in the Huntington Beach Pier while pro surfers sat on their boards in flat conditions waiting to competed at 2018 US Open of Surfing.

"Since surfing was brought to California's coast in the 19th century, the sport has transcended beyond the oceans to impact our language, music, fashion, and art. Surfing is a part of the social, economic, and cultural fabric of our State."

According to the bill, California has the largest ocean economy in the United States, and the US surf industry generates annual retail sales of over $6 billion.

The Golden State's coastline, with its 1,100 miles of coastal areas and beaches, generates $1.15 trillion in economic activity annually.

Slower Surf Now, How Long Does It Last?

Small/Modest Blend of Swells This Week
Surf heights for the California coast most of this week.

Small to modest SSW swell and NW windswell blend
Generally light morning winds, but onshore for some
Tropics and SPAC showing promise in longer range

Venice Pier - Sunday 7-29-2018

Small waves on Sunday at the Venice Pier. These photos were shot by Six12 Media. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in the 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 gallery:

Venice Pier - Sunday 7-29-2018 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.

Noah Hill Vlogs

Local grom, now on the WSL QS tour, Noah Hill is still trying to make vlogs, unfortunately they're still bad...

Fading SSW Swell

NW Windswell Hangs On
Surf heights for the northern, central and southern California coast on Friday.

SSW swell fades through weekend; NW windswell lingers SoCal becoming smaller while Nor/Cen Cal stays up Early August looking slower overall, mainly windswell Possible better SPAC swell closer to middle of August

2nd Annual Malibu Surf Summit

Senator Henry Stern hosted the second annual Surf Summit in Malibu. The summit gives children who have never visited the beach the opportunity to learn how to surf.

Frankie Seely: Father Daughter Surfing

Watch an amazing father-daughter bond while Malibu's Frankie Seely and her dad, Mitt talk about surfing, fatherhood and how girls are treated differently out in the water. This short film is by Too Pretty Brand

Solid SSW Swell Peaks This Week

Surf heights for northern, central and southern California mid week.

Solid SSW swell peaking this week with good size surf
Secondary NW windswell mixing in the background
Mornings are cleanest with typical afternoon onshores
Fading surf into the weekend with small/modest surf then

Good Fishing x Bay Street Boards Summer Pop-Up

It's that time of year y'all! The second annual Good Fishing x Bay Street Boards Summer Pop-Up! IT's going down on Friday, July 27 at 2 PM - 9 PM

Good Fishing goes back a long ways with the Bay Street family, and they're suuuuper hype to head down to LA to put on another summer function together. Come through, bring friends, and vibe out!

They'll have the full Good Fishing collection drippin all over the shop floor, and might even have a few new surprises up their sleeve...

Bay Street Boards
🌴☀️Santa Monica ☀️🌴
Surf & Skate Shop
3216 Santa Monica Blvd
310.310.2485
Mon-Fri 10a-8p Sat 10a-7p Sun 10a-5p

Wet And Wild Topanga Style

WET & WILD TOPANGA STYLE
Saturday, August 25, 2018, 7-11pm
Art Opening, Food, & Drinks

PHOTO EXHIBIT through Sept. 2
by Grant Rohloff & Chris Rohloff

SURF FILMS AFTER DARK
"Wet & Wild" and "Popsicle" by Grant Rohloff
"Aloha Spirit" a son’s tribute by Chris Rohloff
"Topanga Style" by Scott Dittrich & Pablo Capra

BOOK SIGNINGS
"Crazy for the Storm" by Norman Ollestad
"Topanga Beach Snake Pit" by Chris Rohloff & Pablo Capra
"Topanga Beach Experience" by Paul Lovas & Pablo Capra

Boardriders Malibu
18820 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, Ca 80265
310 - 359 - 8274


You can get some of these books now on Amazon:

Generations The Movie Screening

Three generations, one film and countless adventures around the world "Generations, The Movie" is Quiksilver's latest surf feature. The movie features Quiksilver's top WSL stars and freesurfers including Mikey Wright, Jeremy Flores, Jesse Mendes, Mikey February, Kael Walsh, Zeke Lau, Connor O'Leary, Kanoa Igarashi, Koa Rothman, Leonardo Fioravanti and more.

Meanwhile a legends section highlights some of the brand's longtime riders that are undisputed icons in the sport including 4 x World Champion Mark Richards and 2 x World Champion Tom Carroll among others. Rounding out the generations concept, there's a glimpse into the exciting future with Kade Matson, Marco Mignot, Sebastian Williams, Rio Waida and more in the Young Guns part.

"Quiksilver has a long history dating back to 1984 of showing the best surfers in the world riding the most impressive waves," says Quiksilver General Manager Garry Wall. The brand's first video, "Performers," marked a new chapter in surf movies as it was the first to be released direct to home video on VHS.

"The way we share content has changed, but the idea with a surf film is the same: showcase the best in the world and inspire others to get out and surf. Funny enough, some of the riders in that first film are still ripping and have waves in the legends section."

Catch the screening the film at Boardriders Malibu on August 16

Boardriders Malibu
18820 Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, Ca 80265
310 - 359 - 8274

Fabio Visits Malibu

Fun waves at Surfrider when the Hurricane Fabio swell hit, and Brian Asher Photography was there getting the shots, check them out.












You can find these and some more photos from the Fabio Swell at Malibu, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Brian Asher Photography - Fabio Photo Gallery

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

Frankie's Bikinis Giveaway

Summer is for adventures. Where’s your next weekend getaway? Frankie's Bikinis wants to help you prep for it! Get beach ready with $250 to spend on Frankie's Bikinis and make your teeth sparkle with $250 worth of flavored floss from Coco Floss.

Here’s how you can win:
⚡️ Follow @frankiesbikinis and @getcocofloss on Instagram
⚡️ Like the post with the above photo - they’re checking ;)
⚡️ Tag your bestie and where your next dream destination is

Good luck! x

Surf Forecast - Slow End Of Work Week

Modest NW Windswell/SSW Swell Into Weekend.
Surf heights from Northern California through Southern California on Friday.

Small/modest NW windswell/SSW swell mix Thur-Fri
Largest surf is found at spots north of Pt. Conception
Better, good size Southern Hemi swell for weekend
South Pacific swell peaks early-mid next week

Authentic Wave Book Signing

This Saturday swing by Mollusk in Silver Lake for the LA release of Authentic Wave by Tatsuo Takei. Tatsuo will be there to sign your fresh copies and Boaz Roberts and Tim McNalley will be providing tunes. This is a gorgeous collection of work by Tatsuo so be sure to come by!

Saturday 7/21 6-9
Mollusk Silver Lake
3511 W. Sunset Blvd

Show Us Your Bum Photo and Video Contest

6th Annual Show Us Your Bum Photo and Video Contest

From day one SunBum has had this running challenge to see who can tag and snag the craziest or coolest or most hilarious photo using the SunBum logo, stickers or products. SunBum eventually made an actual contest out of it and this summer they’re gonna make it rain (don’t worry, not literally) harder than ever. @SunBum Instagram

The contest kicks off on Memorial Day (May 28th) and ends on Labor Day (September 3rd). Every Monday SunBum will select weekly winner(s) of their favorite #ShowUsYourBum photo and/or video posted on Instagram. All weekly winners will receive a prize pack, be featured on the @SunBum Instagram and be automatically placed in the finals.

At the end, all weekly winners will be voted on by YOU, our social media friends. That’s right, you decide who takes home all the money.

1st place $3,000 USD
2nd place $2,000 USD
3rd place $1,000 USD

So… get creative, get your friends, get the dog, get the kids and get busy. Don’t cost nothin’, just post your photos and/or videos on Instagram using #ShowUsYourBum #TrustTheBum and @SunBum .

Spread the love… and stickers (email sticker requests to stickers@trustthebum.com), SunBum

Surf Forecast For The Week

Routine Mix of NW Windswell and Small S Hemi.
Wave heights for North, Central and Southern California mid week.

NW windswell and small SW/SSW swell all this week
NorCal largest with SoCal small and weak overall
Mainly onshore flow, light in the mornings though
Better/solid South Pacific swell slated for next week

Vissla Made For Jeff Ho

Watch the new film from Jeff Ho and Vissla.                                                                                                                                                                            
    
    
    
    
    
    

Venice Pier - Sunday 7-15-2018

Fun waves for Sunday at the Venice Pier. These photos were shot by Six12 Media. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in the 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 gallery:

Venice Pier - Sunday 7-15-2018 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.