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Widespread Hazardous Sea Conditions



NWS Los Angeles warns: Currently, we have a storm on the horizon that we expect will bring gale force winds and widespread hazardous sea conditions to the area starting this Sunday.

January Surf Spot Photos Recap

Here's all the links to the surf spot photos for January. Not much at all for this month, but there are a couple days at a couple of the spots.

Topanga

Topanga - Friday 1-3-2020
Topanga - Saturday 1-25-2020


Venice Pier

Sunset - Saturday Evening 1-25-2020


Venice Breakwater

Venice Breakwater - Thursday 1-2-2020


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



Sail Boat Washes Ashore At Venice



German in Venice gets some footage of the sail boat that washed ashore at the Venice Breakwater.

Venice Pier Beach Clean Up



Join Surfrider LA this Saturday morning for a cleanup at the Venice Pier. 10am-1pm.

Surfrider LA have everything you need from bags to gloves to trash pickers (just bring a reusable water bottle to fill at their drinking station). More volunteers are needed to help with sorting trash during the clean up - so bring new and old friends to give an extra hand.

High Winds And Surf



NWS Los Angeles warns: Gusty North-Northeast winds will continue to impact portions of SW Calif through Friday. Here is a summary of expected wind speeds and impacts.


Solid Surf Continues


Surfline is predicting another solid run of northwest swells for north/central California this week, with SoCal seeing a smaller, but still fun, share of that. However, there's also an off-season south-southwest swell that's going to help out and contribute fun-size surf of it's own.

Mild Midwinter Water Temps



The average water temps as of January 27th.

High Surf Advisory



HIGH SURF ADVISORY issued by National Weather Service through 9AM Wed, Jan 29. 4-6 ft WNW swell peaks Tues.

Los Angeles County Coast including Downtown Los Angeles- Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands- 133 PM PST Mon Jan 27 2020

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet with dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...West facing beaches of Los Angeles Counties.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST Tuesday. Largest Monday Night.

* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.

Leo Carrillo - Sunday 1-26-2020


Here's some surf photos from Sunday, January 26th at Leo Carrillo. These were taken from around 8:00AM till about 9:00AM. This set was shot by ChrisDidThis.

These are just a few of the 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 gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the gallery is down below.







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

Leo Carrillo - Sunday 1-26-2020 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 other local surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.


Sunset - Saturday Evening 1-25-2020


Here some photos from Saturday evening at Sunset . These photos were shot by Six12 Media. There are about 30 surf photos, here are just a few of them. The link to the full photo gallery of all the photos is down below.












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

Sunset - Saturday Evening 1-25-2020 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 other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.

Topanga - Saturday 1-25-2020


Saturday morning at Topanga. These surf photos were shot by Six12 Media. These are just a few of the 200+ photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots in some of the complete photo galleries for this day, check them out, the links to all the galleries are down below.


















You can find these and around 200 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Topanga - Saturday 1-25-2020 Photo Gallery #1

Topanga - Saturday 1-25-2020 Photo Gallery #2

Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries for a list of past days.

High Surf This Weekend



The NWS warns: High surf with dangerous rip currents will continue across the local beaches through Sunday.