Notification culture arrives at the beach, and nobody paddles out without checking the app first Checking the ocean has become a two step process Coastal alert systems tracking shark sightings and water

Meters win, egos lose, four dollars an hour The Real Localism Happens In The Parking Lot Surfers who pride themselves on aggressive lineup priority, the unspoken hierarchy that determines who gets which

The local surfer says the season’s unprecedented South Pacific swell activity left him no choice but to prioritize wave conditions over gainful employment NEWPORT BEACH — Local surfer Trevor Kalani Fitzgerald

The owner says keeping pace with an unusually long, warm summer’s sustained rental volume became an unexpectedly demanding supply chain challenge OCEANSIDE — A local surf shop owner confirms that keeping

Recent transplant from Sacramento has fully absorbed and now aggressively enforces rules he didn’t know existed two months ago HUNTINGTON BEACH — Local surf shop employee and six-week Huntington Beach resident

Huntington Beach visitor reports fullest possible experience of the world’s largest surf competition despite never once looking at the ocean HUNTINGTON BEACH — Local attendee Brenda Kowalczyk has attended all three

A rejected small claims filing names twelve to fifteen dolphins collectively for effortlessly superior wave riding Malibu Longboarder Sues Local Pod of Dolphins for Emotional Distress After Being Repeatedly Outclassed MALIBU, Calif.

Oceanside manufacturer claims “environmental credentials” after painting facility exterior with nature-themed murals featuring dolphins and angry sea turtles Oceanside, California Pacific Shred Manufacturing, a surfboard production facility in Oceanside that has been

Witnesses say the ring light survived; the phone did not A 24-year-old content creator was rescued Sunday off Venice Beach after attempting to narrate a six-foot wave live to 40,000 followers

Organizers scramble to find enough litter to justify the turnout at Sunday’s event Organizers of a beach cleanup event in Redondo Beach confirmed Sunday that volunteer turnout had, for the third

Boardies Now “Heritage Assets” Protected by Trademark Law Huntington Beach, CA — In what officials describe as a necessary step toward “wave standardization,” Huntington Beach announced Friday that all surfers must now

California Coastal Commission Grants Historic Status to Passive-Aggressive Parking Blockades and Meaningful Glares Malibu Surf Localism Now Officially Recognised as Protected Cultural Heritage MALIBU, CA — In a landmark ruling that legal

City ordinance would require written exam, water test, and signed declaration that applicant knows what a set wave is Newport Beach Proposes Mandatory Surf Competency Licence After Third Foam Board Collision

City council votes 7-0 to trademark a phrase it has owned since 2008 A Bold New Identity, Again The Huntington Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to rebrand the city as

Margaret Chen’s unbroken streak passes 7,300 days without a Netflix deal in sight Margaret Chen, 58, has surfed every day for twenty years, a streak that passed the 7,300-session mark last

Following prat.uk’s crab story, the most consistent governance figure at Santa Cruz’s best break [Bohiney.com/prat.uk] The knobbly crab that has been declared Britain’s most honest politician by prat.uk has a Steamer

Each peak at the point now requires a hangtag and a written essay on why you deserve it OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA – A self-appointed body calling itself the Regional Localism Task Force

E-foil pilot rises above the water and, the lineup rules, above the law; jurisdiction now unclear DANA POINT, Calif. — A story first broken by The London Prat and reposted by

Plaintiff Alleges Defendant’s Spiritual Energy Has Been Disrupting Wave Access Since June Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Redondo Beach Surfer Sues Neighboring Surfer For Blocking His Swell Window With An Excessively

City Ordinance Requires Thirty Seconds Of Intentional Presence Before Any Surfer May Begin Paddling Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat Laguna Beach Introduces Mandatory Mindfulness Pause Before Each Wave, Backlog Now Extends