Tom Curren

Rare Boards (and an Even Rarer Book) Auction Raises $680k for Surfing Heritage Spot: Update

See the update at the end of page 2 on last weekend's Surfing Heritage Vintage Surf Auction raising $680,000 and other event details.ORIGINAL POST, MAY 9, 2 P.M.: The Surfing Heritage & Cultural Center in San Clemente is putting "some of the world's most rare and iconic surf memorabilia" up for ... More >>

Promised Land Sees Israel Through the Eyes of Surfers

​A film about surfers of different faiths coming together in Israel, of all places, makes its U.S. premiere at a sold-out screening in Dana Point this evening.Promised Land, which was directed by Todd Morehead and produced by Morehead and Carlsbad Christian nonprofit Walking on Water, screens at 6 ... More >>

Wunderkind Kolohe Andino and "the Best Wave Ever Surfed at Lowers"

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyThe kid surfs better than you and everyone you know.​The young man known as Brother continues to grow his legend. This past Saturday was just another awe-inspiring day in the life of San Clemente's Kolohe Andino. He won the Under-18 division of the Quiksilver USA Surf ... More >>

[UPDATE: Photos!] Kelly Slater Has Given Surfing Quite a Lot, Huntington Beach is Giving Him Key to the City

Christopher Victorio/OC WeeklyKelly Slater. Click here to see more images from the ceremony.​UPDATE, JUNE 22, 2011, 12:07 P.M.: A fixture in the surf world for over 21 years, professional surfer Kelly Slater was presented the Key to the City of Huntington Beach on June 21, the first day of summer. ... More >>

Big-Wave Surfing's Swell Guys

The monster swells can be big business, but for one group of OC surfers, it's still all about the ride

Workable Walls and World Champions; Day 1 of the Katin Pro/Am Team Challenge at HB Pier

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyKllian Garland, slayer of defenseless lip-lines.​Surfers don't much concern themselves with the weather, as long as there aren't the wave-ruining on-shore or side-shore winds. Anything else, be it rain, snow or sleet, can be managed. Which is why, when the swell forecast ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Katin Team Challenge Attracts Top Surf Stars to HB Pier This Weekend; Sorry, No Kelly Slater

Chasen Marshall/OC WeeklyDerek Peters of Team Quiksilver throws his tail. Conditions are only expected to improve by the first heat horn on Friday.​Update: Jan. 5, 3:53 p.m.: Swells have started appearing at HB Pier and so too have some of the competitors for the Katin Pro/Am Team Challenge. The W ... More >>

Top Seven Things to Do in OC on New Year's Eve

Doug Neil​Did you wait until the last minute to make plans for New Year's Eve? Instead of truckin' to LA, you can enjoy some celebratory fun right here in Orange County. Although we don't have any major bands floating through, we found some cool venues, ideas and hotspots to ring in the new year.

Free Ticket Tuesday: We're Giving Away Five Pairs of Tickets to See Sugar Ray and Donavon Frankenreiter

​You guessed it--it's that magical day when we give away free concert tickets. If you don't have New Year's Eve plans, we have the perfect solution. SoCal natives Donavon Frankenreiter and Sugar Ray will be co-headlining at the Grove on Friday, December 31. Openers will also include Timmy Cur ... More >>

Wave of the Future

Surfer magazine's sometimes-wild, sometimes-mild 50-year ride

Home Beach Advantage

[2010 U.S. Open of Surfing] Six more locals to root for

"Highwater" Premiere Draws Kelly Slater, Tom Curren, "Wingnut"

Dana Point documentary filmmaker Dana Brown will not be the only person associated with the production attending the Orange County premiere of his latest film Highwater at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Regency Lido in Newport Beach. Rich Wilson and Wes Brown, who were members of the production team for Hi ... More >>

Step Into Highwater With Dana Brown

Dana Point filmmaker Dana Brown returns to the surf for his next documentary, Highwater, which is scheduled to make its Orange County premiere at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the Regency Lido in Newport Beach.As he did with Step Into Liquid and Dust to Glory, which both marked their local debuts w ... More >>

[Newport Beach Film Fest] Orange County Connections Abound Among This Year's Entries

Tooting Our Own Horn

One California Day

Special Screenings

Movie of the Week: Palindromes

This Week in Off-Season Surf Porn

Destination Point

Change Today?

TSOLs Jack Grisham looks to charge the governors mansion

Dreaming in Blue

Surfing the Ranch with Dana Brown and "Wingnut" Weaver