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Thursday, Jan 12, 2023
Thu, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PST

Heal the Bay Aquarium
1600 Ocean Front Walk Santa Monica, CA 90401

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Join us at the beach to witness the King Tides. As a community, we will observe and capture photos for the California Coastal Commission.

We will gather at 8:15 am by Heal the Bay's aquarium to prepare to fan out across the beach. The main focus will be to capture great photos of the ocean's tide at its peak. This will help scientific research on sea-level rise and its effect on our local beaches and infrastructure. When we are finished, we will head over to Heal the Bay's aquarium for educational demonstrations. We will learn about the planetary forces that cause the King Tides to occur. We will have a community-based discussion about the effects of climate on our oceans. Light snacks and coffee will be provided to the community.

This is a collaboration with the California Coastal Commission, which is gathering King Tides photos along the California coast for their research. This is a joint project between Heal the Bay and Climate Action Santa Monica. Everyone is invited to join!

Please remember to exercise caution whenever you are by the water. Tides will be extra high on this day.

Sun, January 22, 2023,
8:15 AM – 10:30 AM PS

Heal the Bay Aquarium
1600 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA 90401

For more info and to register, Click Here



From Santa Monica Close Up:

"The Chabad in Simcha Monica Menorah Parade rolls down the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, December 26, 2022."

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Here's surfing photos from Christmas Day, December 25th at the Venice Pier.

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

These are just a few of the 40+ 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 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:

Venice Pier - Christmas Day 12-25-2022 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 from this photographer?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.



Storm system with significant rain possible late Mon-early Wed.


Shot by SidewaySmileyFace.