A ninety-second video on rail-to-rail technique has divided a beach town SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. – A ninety-second video explaining “how to actually turn a longboard,” posted by fourteen-year-old Maren Oduya, has

Man with total surfing experience of eleven minutes now confidently offering unsolicited advice to fellow first-timers PISMO BEACH — Local first-time surfer Gregory Halbrook successfully stood up on a wave for

Bureaucrats propose “Spectator Density Ordinance” after a thousand people showed up to watch waves hit a wall NEWPORT BEACH — When nearly a thousand onlookers packed the sand at The Wedge

Nearly five decades at the same cart produce genuine multi-generational bonds with local surfing families Pier Wax Cart Vendor Has Sold the Same Family Recipe to Three Generations of Surfers SAN CLEMENTE,

A storage cleanout nearly discards the single surviving notebook containing a beloved shop’s entire proprietary formula Surf Shop’s Decades-Old Wax Recipe Nearly Lost Forever After Founder’s Handwritten Notes Were Almost Thrown

A compliance survey reveals 59 of 61 households in violation, rendering the new rule instantly unenforceable Beachfront HOA Bans Surfboards From Common Areas, Immediately Discovers Every Resident Owns One DANA POINT, Calif.

Practical test includes paddling straight, waiting one turn, and apologizing at an audible volume LA County Launches Kook License Exam as Beginner Surfers Reach Historic Density HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – Citing what

Inland facility claims prior art on the four foot right hander PALMDALE, Calif. — A high desert surf park filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Monday against the

Longtime vendors navigate growing tourist demand for products with vague but marketable origin stories Authenticity Demand Reshapes Local Retail Surfboard wax vendors along the Venice Beach boardwalk report a notable shift

Fourteen-year-old now speaks exclusively in surf metaphors, alarms entire family HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA – A local fourteen-year-old surfer has reportedly achieved what his family is describing as full spiritual enlightenment after

Thirty-one years of whistle blasts become a surprise side income HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. – A retired Los Angeles County lifeguard with 31 years of service has quietly become a minor internet

Snaking and dropping in reportedly reclassified as coal-eligible offenses ahead of the holiday A New Category of Misbehavior HERMOSA BEACH, Calif. — In a development that has sent ripples of anxiety through

Ryan Chachi Craig documents historic SoCal swell; equipment choices generate more discussion than the waves Satire from Bohiney.com and prat.uk. MALIBU / NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Santa Cruz surf photographer Ryan Chachi

For an extra fee, beginners may now be yelled at by a certified professional A Southern California surf school has unveiled a controversial new pricing model that allows paying beginners to

Sport’s governing body debates judging criteria that would make competition more televisable and less like surfing Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. The Review and Its Question LAUSANNE — The International

Nobody knows who certifies expert swimmers, and every man at the beach believes he qualifies Satire from Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat. A Phrase Doing Unsupervised Work LOS ANGELES, CA —

Local man reaches nirvana at Ocean Beach at 6:42am, exits state by 6:57am Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat report: OCEAN BEACH, CA – A 34-year-old San Diego surfer achieved what

International Travel Documents For Water Sports Long Beach Harbor Requires Surfboard Passports Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat report on California surfing satire. Southern California surfing continues to evolve in increasingly ridiculous directions.

Coastal Conservation Society applauds six-year commitment to sustainable board technology while declining to audit recipient transportation habits Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA — A Laguna Beach surfer was

New Municipal Agency Will Assign Wave Entitlement Numbers Based on Residential Proximity, Surf Experience, and Oral History Exam Performed Before Three City-Appointed Judges Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA