Hundreds of surfers pay their respects during a memorial paddle-out for Sean Collins, 59, of Seal Beach, on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. Collins was a pioneering wave forecaster for surfline.com who died Dec. 26 of a heart attack.
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Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

Hundreds of surfers pay their respects during a memorial paddle-out for Sean Collins, 59, of Seal Beach, on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier. Collins was a pioneering wave forecaster for surfline.com who died Dec. 26 of a heart attack.

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Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

High surf pounds Southern California beaches
Great photos over on Framework.
Photo: Carlsbad State Beach. Credit: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times

High surf pounds Southern California beaches

Great photos over on Framework.

Photo: Carlsbad State Beach. Credit: Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times

A surfer’s defining moment in a wall of water: Nathan Fletcher was towed into a monster wave at Tahiti’s thrilling and dangerous Teahupoo as a member of a surfing royal family. He emerged as a legend in his own right.

Sit, stay, surf: Sea dogs hang 10 in Huntington Beach (more photos at the link!).

Photo credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times

Surf’s up, SoCal: A surfer thinks twice about catching a huge wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach.
Lots of cool pictures on today’s high surf conditions on Framework.
Photo credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

Surf’s up, SoCal: A surfer thinks twice about catching a huge wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

Lots of cool pictures on today’s high surf conditions on Framework.

Photo credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times

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Malibu waves are twice their normal size today, with swell still building.
Photo: Big waves form at Point Dume in Malibu. Credit: Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times

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When the phrase “The National Weather Service has issued a warning over the next few days at Southern California beaches” just gets surfers excited.

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Malibu waves are twice their normal size today, with swell still building.

Photo: Big waves form at Point Dume in Malibu. Credit: Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times

blacksheepsquadron replied to your photo:

going tomorrow morning guh guh guh guh zuma guh guh guh guh westward guh guh ugh ugh uhgughg

When the phrase “The National Weather Service has issued a warning over the next few days at Southern California beaches” just gets surfers excited.

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Malibu waves are twice their normal size today, with swell still building.
Photo: Big waves form at Point Dume in Malibu. Credit: Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times

Malibu waves are twice their normal size today, with swell still building.

Photo: Big waves form at Point Dume in Malibu. Credit: Tony Barboza / Los Angeles Times

Kelly Slater rides through a tube during the All-Stars exhibition at the U.S. Open on Saturday in Huntington Beach. Check out more photos on Framework.
Photo credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times

Kelly Slater rides through a tube during the All-Stars exhibition at the U.S. Open on Saturday in Huntington Beach. Check out more photos on Framework.

Photo credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times

The newest photography tutorial on Framework shows you how to improve your surf photos. Above, a surfer rides a wind-sculpted wave as Santa Ana winds blow the spray off the top at the Huntington Beach pier in 2005.
Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

The newest photography tutorial on Framework shows you how to improve your surf photos. Above, a surfer rides a wind-sculpted wave as Santa Ana winds blow the spray off the top at the Huntington Beach pier in 2005.

Photo credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

Surfing builds confidence for teens in low-income housing: The lessons are part of an Orange County program that also involves college awareness, tutoring and family mentoring. “We know housing alone will not break the cycle of poverty,” an official says.
Photo:  From left, Lucero Aviles, Katherine Cubias, Jennifer Amador and Adelina Aviles head to the water at Bolsa Chica State Beach. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

Surfing builds confidence for teens in low-income housing: The lessons are part of an Orange County program that also involves college awareness, tutoring and family mentoring. “We know housing alone will not break the cycle of poverty,” an official says.

Photo: From left, Lucero Aviles, Katherine Cubias, Jennifer Amador and Adelina Aviles head to the water at Bolsa Chica State Beach. Credit: Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times

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Waves by David Orias

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Waves by David Orias

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Sunset Surf from SoCal Moments. Photo by jeblum519.

Sunset Surf from SoCal Moments. Photo by jeblum519.