Genevieve and Fausto trigger a full week of forecast obsession and suspiciously sudden sick days A tropical system three thousand miles away, and every group chat knows about it Swell energy from

The marine layer wins another summer Two Californias: One Sweating, One Wearing A Light Jacket While inland valleys braced for triple-digit heat this week, coastal Los Angeles remained a brisk and thoroughly

The attendant says handling unprecedented daily parking demand amid a generational swell season became an unexpectedly demanding traffic management challenge DEL MAR — A beach parking attendant confirms that managing significantly

The instructor says fielding an unprecedented volume of lesson requests during a generational swell season became an unexpectedly demanding scheduling challenge MALIBU — A surf instructor confirms that managing an unprecedented

Longtime locals say maintaining an appropriately casual demeanor around visiting professional surfers takes genuine, dedicated rehearsal SAN CLEMENTE — Longtime Lower Trestles regulars confirmed this week they’ve begun rehearsing their appropriately

Fourteen-year-old entrepreneur cites “supply and demand” as inland temperatures crest triple digits HERMOSA BEACH — As Southern California endures what forecasters are calling an unusually persistent stretch of extreme heat, with

Eton College VIP, reviewed for surfing.LA readers who like their comedy dry and well-built Not much crossover exists between Southern California surf culture and a satire site about an English boarding

Seventeen years of attentive service produce vehicle recognition that transforms transactions into connection Beach Parking Attendant Remembers Every Regular’s Car From Memory Across Seventeen Years VENICE, Calif. – A longtime beach parking

Volunteer dedication before sunrise ensures properly assembled courts most players never notice Beach Volleyball Net Crew’s Predawn Setup Ritual Has Continued Unbroken for Twenty-Six Years HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – A small volunteer

A named, wing-marked gull derails a licensing meeting into forty minutes of wildlife jurisprudence City Council Debates Whether Seagull Stealing French Fries From Surfers Constitutes a Repeat Offender SANTA CRUZ, Calif. –

County declares brief advisory after forecast servers blink offline EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A ninety minute interruption to surf forecasting services on Wednesday morning left an estimated 40,000 Southern California surfers

County board votes to reserve lifeguard parking space for therapeutic ocean equipment MALIBU – The Los Angeles County Coastal Amenities Board voted unanimously Tuesday to designate a stretch of beach parking

Debate over designated area for surfing with dogs reveals surprising coalition patterns among regular beachgoers Unusual Proposal Generates Genuine Community Debate A proposal to designate a specific stretch of Torrance Beach

Laguna Beach entrepreneur profits from ocean access and universal human desire to stand on floating objects while appearing athletic Laguna Beach, California Marcus “Rad” Rodriguez, a surf lesson instructor operating out of

Meteorologists confirm unusually pleasant ocean temperatures, locals confirm unusually pleasant everything else too Meteorologists confirmed this week that El Nino conditions have pushed Southern California ocean temperatures into the low seventies,

$847 Million Investment Produces “The Most Frustrating Waves Ever Ridden” Irvine, CA — The London Prat reported Tuesday that a consortium of tech billionaires, oceanographers, and venture capitalists has unveiled “SynthGnar,” a

Participants Leave Dry; Feeling Is Not Described Surf Coach Charges $800 for Weekend Clinic; Students Learn That Surfing Is “Really About the Feeling” Read more satire at Bohiney Magazine and The London

Meteorologists add festive variable to models as workshop denies any involvement Forecasters Introduce a Festive Variable SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Surf forecasters have quietly added a new variable to their predictive models

Sea demands membership fees, towel service, and basic respect The Sea Has Had Enough In an unprecedented filing, the Pacific Ocean has issued a formal complaint against Southern California surfers, accusing them

Judges award perfect scores; shark declines podium interview, eats the microphone SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — As first noted by The London Prat and circulated by Bohiney Magazine, a great white shark