New ordinance gives longtime residents documented wave priority near the pier HERMOSA BEACH – City officials confirmed Wednesday that the long delayed Hermosa Beach Surf Etiquette Ordinance, first proposed nearly two

Local father cannot stop explaining hydrofoil physics to anyone who will listen MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – A local father of two has purchased a hydrofoil surfboard, an acquisition his family says

Small claims filing names Pacific Ocean, cites repeated betrayal and closeout sets VENICE BEACH, CA – A local surfer has filed what appears to be a legitimate small claims court document

Workers demand posted hours after years of swell-forecast shift changes HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Employees at a longtime Hermosa Beach surf shop voted 9-2 this week to unionize, citing what their

First labor action in surf history collapses over the concept of mornings Solidarity, Eventually Southern California surfers announced the formation of the region’s first Surfers Union this week, a historic step toward

New ordinance requires every wave rider to prove they are stoked Stoke Is Now Regulated The Venice Coastal Wellness Office unveiled a new ordinance Monday requiring all surfers to pass a Vibe

Marketing departments standardize the century to a length of roughly eleven months Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Century Has Been Rescheduled Again SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The

Youth surf instruction market reaches record revenue as Olympic announcement produces parental ambition surge Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Market and Its Driver HUNTINGTON BEACH — California’s youth surf

Newport Beach warns that entering water is dangerous; several hundred people enter water anyway under expert status claim Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Warning and Its Reception NEWPORT BEACH

The military-controlled beach that is somehow more useful to surfers than it should be [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] Point Mugu Naval Air Station controls a stretch of Ventura County coastline that includes one of

Newly formed local seeks contractual right to ‘just sit out the back for a bit’ SAN ONOFRE, CALIFORNIA – The notoriously relaxed longboarders of San Onofre State Beach have formed what

New owner says the wave remains free to all who can prove they are ‘energetically aligned’ and have parking CARPINTERIA, Calif. — In a story first reported by The London Prat

Political Participation Extends To Equipment Orange County Requires Surfboards To Vote Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat report on California surfing satire. Southern California surfing continues to evolve in increasingly ridiculous directions. The

Surfers Demand TikTok Partnership to Restore Actual Tides Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat are proud to bring you this dispatch from the Southern California coast, where the laws of physics

Technological marvel defeats purpose of technology; customers express regret Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat Indoor Wave Pool Opens in Inland California; Charges $89 Entry Fee; Real Ocean 2 Hours Away and

World Surf League investigation reveals panel awarded points for enthusiasm since 2019 and cannot reliably recall technical scoring criteria Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA — A World Surf

Content Creation Now Accounts for Ninety-Three Percent of Time Spent at California’s Most Photographed Break The Modern Venice Session: Fifty Percent Paddling, Forty-Six Percent Filming, Four Percent Surfing Local surfer and content

Annual Event That Brings Hundreds of Thousands of Visitors and Zero Additional Parking Spaces Nears From Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — Preparations are underway for the 2026

10-Foot Great White Described as ‘Aggressive’ Closes Beach for 48 Hours; Surf Contest Also Ruined HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA — Authorities confirmed Tuesday that a 10-foot great white shark described by officials

Legal Team Argues Crowds Now Constitute Actionable Degradation of the Surf Environment Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Trestles Surfers File Environmental Impact Report on Other Trestles Surfers SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA — A