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Meet Lou Porter. A California Native, who loves the beach, surfing and sharing her stories and experiences everyone she encounters. Lou has been coming to Topanga Beach, just north of Los Angeles for years. She takes photos and videos of people surfing and posts them to Instagram and Facebook. Although not a surfer herself she has become a staple in many people's daily routines greeting them as they go in and out to surf.

Lou is committed, she follows the surf charts and on days when there is surf, makes her way from Chatsworth to the beach, a 20 mile commute over the Santa Monica mountains but when the surf is up Lou is there.

A couple of us surfers want to support Lou to get her an upgrade. We are looking to get people from the community to pool together to get her a new camera with a zoom and tripod, to support her. Most of all we want to share our appreciation and enthusiasm for her dedication to the beaches we surf at most.

Please donate!.



Here are a couple surf photos from Wednesday, August 19th at Zero's. These were shot by RJP Surfing Photography. These are just some of the photos. 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 a lot more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Surfing Zero's, 08/19/2020


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.

Video clips of a man getting stabbed repeatedly on the bike path at the Venice/Santa Monica border were uploaded to Twitter on Friday night. The assualt was reportedly over a stolen bicycle.



On Wednesday, LAPD Pacific Division announced they arrested the suspect, "In custody, ** David Powell [56] ** was arrested by Santa Monica PD on 08/17/2020, right after LAPD Pacific Detectives obtained a warrant for attempt murder."



Here are a couple surf photos from Tuesday, August 18th at Zero's. These were shot by RJP Surfing Photography. These are just some of the photos. 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 a lot more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Surfing Zero's, 08/18/2020


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.


Here's some of the surf photos from Friday at Topanga.

This set of surf photos was shot by Scot Bice Photography.

These are just a few of the 100+ 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 complete gallery is down below.






You can find more photos from this session in this photo gallery:

Topanga - Monday 8-17-2020 Photo Gallery




With the sad news this weekend that ZJ Boarding House is closing, we dug up this 6 year old documentary about the shop.

"ZJ Boarding House is a true story about two surfers, Mikke Pierson and Todd Roberts and journey running a surf shop in Santa Monica, CA. An inside look at the surf culture through the lens of a business while they balance surfing, employees and community outreach to create a collective vision. A feel good adventure with lots of heart."


The The Cove Skatepark at Memorial Park in Santa Monica has reopened with the following modifications:

Capacity is limited, a time limit and waitlist will be active.
Only Patrons that are Skating will be allowed into the Skatepark.
All patrons must wear face coverings in addition to helmets and pads.
No equipment rentals will be allowed.
Lost and found items will be discarded.
Skatepark hours will be for general skate and rollerblade use.
Membership is required as well as either a day pass or a valid quarterly pass.
For patrons under 18, a parent must be present to sign-in on the first visit

COVID-19 Re-opening Hours:
Sunday - Closed
Monday – 2pm-7pm
Tuesday – 2pm-7pm
Wednesday – 2pm-7pm
Thursday – 2pm-7pm
Friday – 2pm-7pm
Saturday – 12pm-5pm

No more BMX Sessions.

For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE




It's official, ZJ Boarding House announced today that they will be closing the shop for good.

"We are so grateful for all the love and support over the last 32 years. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! Sunday will be our last day open—we will close at 6pm." they wrote this afternoon on their Instagram.



Why is ZJ closing? Well, it has nothing to do with the Coronavirus. Business has been good (of course, you've all seen the increase in surfers in the water these past few months). We unofficially found out it was due to the lease negotiations. The shop was actually getting ready the building to be renovated and remodeled, hence the "remodeling sale" that had been going on for the past two weeks. Then all of a sudden, the powers that be and the landlord couldn't agree on a new lease, so now that "remodel sale" is now a "closing sale". So if you ever wanted some ZJ Boarding House tees, hats, or hoodies, better head down there this weekend.

So with the shop closing is that the end of the Night Sesh Surf Movie Nights and Annual Haunted Heats Surf Contest? Well,....they may still happen, stay tuned.


ZJ Boarding House
2619 Main St. Santa Monica, CA
(310) • 392 • 5646
Store Hours:
Sat & Sun 11-6


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