Surfing LA

Drone footage of a saltwater crocodile cruising through a famous Mentawai lineup has California surf trip planners reconsidering whether a crowded Huntington Pier session is really so bad The Dream Trip

After Hurricane Marie’s leftovers flooded the beach and washed out the access road during the Lexus Trestles Pro, LA28 says it is actively monitoring developments, a phrase locals translate as

The magazine founded by John Severson in 1960 partners with the fourth Dana Point Film Festival, running October 29 to November 1, promising four days of ocean films and at

As the North Shore shakes off its summer flatness and Barron Mamiya charges the first good Pipeline session, Orange County surfers begin the annual ritual of explaining to their bosses

Swatch Nines at Waco Surf delivers boardslides, night flares, winch-launched backflips and electric surfboards, prompting a three-day crisis of identity among Southern California soul surfers Meanwhile, In The Desert WACO, TEXAS. While

USA Surfing sends Carissa Moore, Griffin Colapinto, Cole Houshmand, Gabriela Bryan, Sawyer Lindblad and Jake Marshall to the ISA World Surfing Games, chasing LA28 slots while Orange County supervises from

As forecasters track the possibility of a strong El Nino this winter, surf shops report record sales of step-up boards, and beach towns brace for both epic swells and epic

A French-designed neoprene vest with a gliding chest panel promises hands-free wave riding, and San Diego bodysurfers, bodyboarders and confused lifeguards prepare for the most baffling arrival since the stand-up

A UK surf therapy charity reports that children in inland wave pool programs improved on nearly every measure, a finding California purists have received with the warmth of a cold

The big-wave legend’s 12-week course targets strength, mobility, paddle endurance and pop-up speed in 30-minute sessions, prompting a fitness renaissance among surfers who last trained in 1998 Just Press Play, Then

With snow maps and swell models both promising a historic winter, Southern California board owners brace for the best season they will ever complain about MALIBU – Forecasts of a potentially

Local craftsman says the wellness community deserves a hollow board of its own, concedes that it rides like a refrigerator VENICE – A local surfboard shaper has unveiled a hollow board

Surfing-as-life-metaphor industry booms on the Westside as clients learn to commit to the wave of a difficult email SANTA MONICA – A Westside life coach who has built a six-figure practice

Coachella Valley wave pool rivalry escalates as residents who have never seen a tide develop strong opinions about lineup etiquette PALM SPRINGS – The Coachella Valley, a region known for golf,

El Segundo startup’s model has never been right and has never once doubted itself, which beta testers describe as eerily lifelike EL SEGUNDO – A South Bay startup has released an

Huntington Beach surfers begin analyzing a round piece of plastic with the intensity normally reserved for fin placement HUNTINGTON BEACH – The restocking of a 175-gram flying disc by a Southern

Beach cities draft new rules as surfboard-carrying middle schoolers on fat tires reach speeds previously seen only on the 405 at 3 a.m. HERMOSA BEACH – City officials are considering emergency

Census of local filmmakers locates one remaining resident who only surfs and describes him as isolated COSTA MESA – The city’s supply of brewery taprooms available for surf film premieres has

Guide to what surfers actually wear prompts Silver Lake residents to confirm they own all of the clothes and none of the boards SILVER LAKE – A field study conducted on

Science says the shock of a chilly paddle-out builds resilience, and Orange County would like a second opinion Cold Water Surfing Benefits Reach Newport Beach, Where Cold Is Defined Generously NEWPORT BEACH,