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Here's surfing photos from Saturday afternoon to evening, August 27th at Topanga.

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

Use promo code "OHANA10" to get 10% Off at XcelWetsuits.com, and also get free shipping on all orders of $75+

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

Topanga - Friday 8-26-2022 - Gallery #1
Topanga - Friday 8-26-2022 - 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.



Boarding For Breast Cancer is thrilled to announce the 15th Annual Skate The Coast October 15 + 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.

Skate the Coast is a 19 mile skate-bike-roll from the Santa Monica Pier to Redondo Beach along the iconic Southern California Strand with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop for this mellow cruise.

B4BC welcomes anyone on wheels of all ages and abilities to join this push for prevention as we raise funds for B4BC's education, prevention and survivorship programs. Please help us reach our $75K goal by registering today! Registration includes an event tee shirt, goodie bag and prizes for top fundraisers!



THE DETAILS

OCTOBER 15 | REGISTRATION PARTY
VENICE, CA | 2PM-8PM


Lets kick-off Skate The Coast with a registration party in Venice,CA on October 15! Swing by to sign your waivers, get your event tee + goodie bag and stay for live music, good food and cold drinks, raffles and auctions!

OCTOBER 16 | SKATE THE COAST
9AM-4PM


Skate-bike-roll 19 miles from the Santa Monica Pier to Dive N Surf in Redondo Beach with B4BC and friends! This is a collective push for prevention with three hydration stops along the way. Suja Organic will be providing juices at each stop.

The morning will start at Veteran's Park in Redondo Beach where we'll load the shuttles to the Santa Monica Pier. From there we'll cruise down the coast to Arbor Venice, Marina Del Rey, Dockweiler State Beach, Hermosa Beach and finishing off at Dive N Surf for awards and celebrations. Our finish line party includes live music, food, adult beverages, raffle prizes and silent auction.

For more details and to register, Click Here




From Santa Monica Close Up:

"City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works sanitation workers, with Clean Harbors Hazardous Waste Management, clean-up a homeless encampment at Venice Beach on Friday, August 26, 2022. Los Angeles Police Officers and Park Rangers were onsite during the cleanup. No citations were issued."

Santa Monica Close Up is a photo blog by Santa Monica based Photojournalist/Press photographer Fabian Lewkowicz. Fabian is the former staff photographer for the Santa Monica Daily Observer Press, Santa Monica Mirror, Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Corsair.

Support Santa Monica Closeup/Fabian Lewkowicz with Venmo or PayPal to help earn money to make these videos:

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Surf Videos fom Topanga now avaliable on Topanga Lou's Surf Videos Gallery


Here's surfing photos from Friday, August 26th at Topanga.

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

Use promo code "OHANA10" to get 10% Off at XcelWetsuits.com, and also get free shipping on all orders of $75+

These are just a few of the 300+ 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 about 300 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:

Topanga - Friday 8-26-2022 - Gallery #1
Topanga - Friday 8-26-2022 - Gallery #2
Topanga - Friday 8-26-2022 - Gallery #3


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 Fireball Tim:

"Spotted in the Malibu Surfrider Parking Lot, this 1968 Chevy C10 Pickup Truck has a SECRET Feature!"