Sherwood at Surfline says: SSW Southern Hemi swell continues to move in this afternoon, blending with some SSE tropical swell and minor NW windswell. Lots of areas continues to run knee-waist-chest high, while the better exposures and combo breaks see more consistent 3-4′ waves. Look for a few larger sets as we continue to move [...]

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Now in its eighth year, International Surfing Day unites surfers from around the world to celebrate of the sport of surfing. What began in 2005 with only just a small handful of local observances in the United States has since exploded to more than 200 events in 30 countries worldwide. In addition to catching some [...]

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Steve C. writes in: I went surfing this afternoon out front of 25th. There were many small stingrays! These warm ocean temperatures seem to bring them into our beaches. You don’t want to step on one. Last one I stepped on last summer sent me to the ER, Yo! Stingray injury: Stingrays do not aggressively [...]

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The 18th annual Venice Surf-A-Thon Pro/AM Surf Contest will be held tomorrow at the Venice Breakwater starting at 7am. All proceeds from this years T-shirt sales will be donated to the family of Aaron Maddux, so join in as a participant or spectator to make this year the biggest and best while helping the Maddux [...]

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On October 29th, ZJ Boarding House will host Haunted Heats III: a Halloween Surf Contest at Tower 26 on Santa Monica State Beach (at the end of Ocean Park Blvd) starting at 8am. This is a FREE, all ages, all skill level, ‘fun first’ contest where you can only compete with a costume. Spectators are [...]

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