Surf Spots in The Channel Islands, CA
All the while those Channel Islands sit out there, obvious, framing every eye scan towards the horizon as the next set comes in. Plainly in view, yet silent and mysterious. As for surf out there, I’ve certainly heard the myth [...]
LASurfSpots Visits Oahu’s North Shore
The thing about Oahu’s North Shore is that it is nothing like Los Angeles. Which, as an eager LA surfer coming down from those pineapple fields with all kinds of fantasies in tow, can be a total reality check. Lots [...]
When It’s Flat in the Winter, Go To Mammoth!
Well, the title pretty much sums it up, and especially during this (so far) dog of a winter. Beat’s that Sunday pilates class you were thinking of meeting your friend from work at, eh? This movie requires Flash Player 9 [...]
GoPro Underwater Camera Review
The GoPro is rad. Bigger brother to the Kodak PlaySport, the GoPro has been capturing amazing images and video for a few years now since it really burst onto the scene. This recent promotional from the GoPro website was a [...]
Winter’s coming. That means surf at El Porto!
Any discussion of LA Surf Spots certainly would need to include El Porto… Our friend in the South Bay Mark Rocchio has been on the scene with his GoPro for some time now. Check out his channel on Youtube and [...]
Leo Carrillo Underwater
Shot this video recently with the Kodak PlaySport while free diving Leo Carrillo on a flat day. A) There was soo much kelp out there it was ridiculous. It’s going to take a long time/huge swell to clear all that [...]
More Jalama for Yo Mama
The last week of September 2010 saw a great run of solid NW groundswell, SW background swell for the combo, and hot sunny weather with barely a hint of wind for days on end. Many LA surf spots were looking [...]
The Best, Least Crowded Waves in Los Angeles
The best, least crowded wave in Los Angeles: Lunada Bay However, as the mere act of stopping to check the waves, parking, just parking at Lunada Bay will give you stink-eye laser beams from all the bro’s in the vicinity, [...]
Top 5 Places In LA To Get Punched Out In The Surf
Seeing great surf at a secluded point, reef, or jetty in LA, you suit up and merrily paddle out for a go. Now you’re sitting on your board out the back, good waves coming through, and you’re noticing the unusually [...]
Kodak PlaySport Digital Camera
If you haven’t checked out the new Kodak Playsport Camera, it’s a cool toy! $150, 1080 dp waterproof HD viedeo camera. Here’s my first surf using it. The best shots went down when basically taking one for the team in [...]
Surfed with Tom Curren at Pitas 11-27-09!
Today Pitas Point in Ventura/Santa Barbara region was going off during the noontime low tide and slack winds. Lots of weird closeouts, but also long, winding, head-high peelers were coming through.Tom Curren was blazing down some of those walls, with [...]
Surfing County Line in Los Angeles County, California
When I think of surfing County Line, I think, Clear Water, Feathering Peaks Outside, Cold, Crowds, Mostly Beginner Surfers, Hollow Dredgers on the inside, Neptune’s Net, Harleys, The Myth of Lefts, That Outside Bombora on Macking Swells! Where to Paddle [...]
LA and Socal See Great Waves in July! 7/24-7/26/09
This past weekend we certainly saw great waves up and down the Socal coast. The swell was a great south/southwest groundswell from about 3500 miles away. The angle was something like 195 and the swell was like 5-6 foot with [...]
Why Los Angeles Waves Suck, And Other Realizations From The Road
Just got back to LA, from Indonesia. Was traveling and surfing waves in Sumbawa, Lombok, and Bali, at times in areas so far off the beaten track that it was amazing to me the vastness and incomprehensibility of it all. [...]
LA Surfers, You Gotta Get This iPhone App!
If you own an iphone, and you surf, then you definitely need to get on down to the iphone app store and purchase the new Wavewatch iphone app. After slogging through the Oakley app and mobile Surfline site, the Wavewatch [...]
Surfing Zuma Beach Surf Spot in Los Angeles County
Zuma Beach Surf Spot in Los Angeles County Westies Drains Regs Broad Beach A couple of things stand out when trying to describe Zuma Beach Surfing; cold, windy, closed-out, hot and cold, no parking cause of that stupid triathlon every [...]
The Benefit of Being an LA Surfer – Pulling a Triple Play
I pulled a morning surf at El Porto, afternoon skate in Venice, and night snowboarding session at Mt High on Sunday. The triple play of surf/skate/snow, a benefit of living the LA Surfer life: Funny how you never get any [...]
Today Was a Day for LA Surfers to Return to the Surf
El Porto this afternoon 2/20/2009 looking pretty glassy and rippable. Even snagged a barrel:
Attention LA Surfers: Supertubes Does Exist, Barely…
Today January 24, 2009: A few snaps of Supertubes in LA County looking actually surfable if not downright attractive. Much more photogenic than actually makeable unfortunately.
Surfline Calls It! SoCal Weekend Surf Goes Off! Just As forecast!
um…? really? Epic? huh surfline, wetsand? (Adam Wright got it right tho!)
This Week We Look For Waves On The Central Coast part 2
It’s always great as you come around the bend and it empties out to Morro Bay, that giant Rock, and then that first glimpse of what the North Pacific can really deliver; solid swell lines sometimes big enough to crash [...]
This Week We Look For Waves On The Central Coast Part 1
So it’s post-Holidays, the next weekend. There was just a sense of gloom and despair, kind of like, settling like a fog across the local area and vibe. Just gripping onto everything in this sort of hazy, half-attempt at making [...]
Dockweiler Beach – Surf Report – 10/20/2008
Here’s a shot of the waves this morning on the way to work.
El Matador
El Matador – A very fickle wave located in north LA County that can occasionally have a nice corner. Although this break is closed out most of the time, hurricane swells and mixed swells work best. I got it [...]
Does having Kelly Slater videos on your surf website attract visitors?
Does having Kelly Slater surf videos on your surf website attract visitors? I’m not sure, but it can’t hurt!
LA Surf Spots – Where, When, How, and Why!
Welcome to www.LASurfSpots.com More to come…!
