In this episode of SLAW VLOG a group of surfers booked a private session of water photos at Grandview surf break in Leucadia. They were looking for a specific photo of their group silhouetted by the sunset, for large scale print in their home. Capturing the perfect moment while surfing is a thrilling and challenging…
Epic wipeout and slam session in some monster tubes over at the La Jolla Reefs in San Diego for a 2016 El Nino swell. On February 25th, 2016, surfers at the La Jolla Reefs in San Diego experienced one such epic wipeout and slam session. This was all thanks to a massive El Nino swell…
There were many of the world’s top pros in Southern California for the US Open up at Huntington Beach. On their off days a number of them headed down to Lowers, Trestles to score some summer time south swell. For many of the contest surfers it is only a quick one hour drive down the…
On October 18th, 2020, surfers from all over the country descended on the Waco Surf Resort. They came to ride the perfect waves that are created by this incredible surf park. The wave pool is filled with eager surfers looking to get barreled. It is not hard to see why. The waves are machine-created and…
On August 24th, 2014 the Wedge in Newport Beach was absolutely massive with bombing surf from a huge south swell pushing up the Southern California coastline. Most spots were totally maxed out but the Wedge could handle the size no problems. Local surfers, bodyboarders, and bodysurfers all paddled out to catch some glory barrels. Wedge…
On the unforgettable afternoon of 11-07-2021, surfers reveled in a clean swell, blessed with ideal conditions. California’s sand bar jetty was the ultimate destination. With wave faces standing tall between 3 to 6 feet, locals reveled in tucking into the hollow barrels during negative low tide. California Jetty Surfing Video The video captured the ocean’s…
The first ever Jen Smith Aloha Invitational surf contest was held on Aug 11th, 2022 at Tourmaline Surfing Beach in Pacific Beach, San Diego. The surf contest was held in conjunction with the San Diego Surf Film Festival running that week. This longboard contest included notable invitees such as Cayden Bainqualls, Dane Perlee, Josh Hall,…
A summertime south swell hit San Diego beaches and decided to swim out at one of my favorite sand bars to do some water photos of some rippers like Ralph West, Dusty Hornback, and Jordan Schweller. The excitement of summertime swells hitting the beaches of San Diego is something that surfers and ocean enthusiasts look…
The New Years Swell was coming to an end. The La Jolla Shores still had some waves coming through on 12-31-2023 but also a crowded lineup. Ben Gravy really wanted to catch some waves on his last day in San Diego, but didnt want to deal with the crowds. So he called his old pal,…
Jason Shook met us over at Seaside Reef for a People Who Surf interview. Jason tells us about growing up surfing in Orange County and making the Quiksilver team. Then eventually settling down in San Diego and becoming a lifeguard / marine safety officer for Solana Beach. We check out his latest boards from Chas…
