February 7, 2012

Pro surfers trade waves for football

It’s amazing how the little things can make such a huge difference. When thinking back at this year’s Hurley Pro, there can be so much that can be said about the world’s best surfers who came to town, Kelly Slater’s amazing win, and the perfect conditions that showed up for the finals. But one thing [...]

Surfline: Southwest swell; south county waves

Surfline.com forecaster Kevin Wallis tells us what the waves and weather will look like this weekend: Weather: We won’t see any major change to our weather for the middle to second half of the work week, with a very slight cooling trend expected for the weekend. Expect a marine layer and night/morning low clouds for [...]

See which stars surfed waves for a cause

When Jeannie Sun heard one of her favorite actors was coming to Surf City, she asked for the day off from work, slapped on her flip flops, and made her way to the sand. When she saw Sam Trammell, who plays the wolf bartender on HBO’s True Blood, slathering on sunscreen and getting ready to [...]

10-foot “ferocious” waves hit Wedge

(click the image above to see photos from this morning) A south swell came through today, bringing waves along the coast – especially at the Wedge, where waves were hitting 8-to 10-foot faces. A small crowd already started to gather and watch the action, as bodyboarders, skimboarders and surfers braved the heavy waves. “I wouldn’t [...]

Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach waiting for waves

  The lack of surf and onshore winds have the world’s top 45 surfers waiting for the start of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach contest.  The second stop of the 2010 ASP World Championship Tour has been called off for the second day in row, but contest organizers are hopeful to finally kick off the [...]