Category: Area Updates
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Report: As SanO and Doho shrink, other SoCal beaches have grown
New research from UC Irvine shows how Southern California beaches have actually grown the past 40 years, even though San Clemente area beaches have lost land.
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What you need to know about Orange County’s plan to fix San Clemente beach erosion
Next Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Orange County is hosting a public listening session to discuss plans to fix San Clemente’s eroding beaches. This is part of an ongoing restoration project that has significant consequences for beach access, railway design, and, yes, quality of surf in San Clemente. The next meeting will be virtual from 5:00…
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What the July 4th Malibu surf video teaches us as Americans
After recent YouTube video showed the “F*ck Fest” of surfing at Malibu on July 4th, we connect that behavior to social issues and how they may be improved.
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San Clemente may build new surf breaks; strategy faces opposition
Locals who plan to surf in San Clemente may like a new proposal to create new surf breaks. However, the strategy faces opposition. This article contains all you need to know about the planned project to address beach erosion in San Clemente.
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Sick sea lions found in SoCal abnormally early
More than 50 sea lions have been found stranded on beaches in Southern California in the past week, apparently ill due to food poisoned by a toxic algae bloom. Officials say the bloom filled with domoic acid, a neurotoxin, is highly unusual this time of year. Five sea lions have died. Of those rescued, all but…
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Study: Link found between microplastics and dementia
Surfers spend a lot of time in the ocean so this new study will be of interest, not only for the health of sea life. Nature Medicine reports how microplastics are getting into our brains and there is a growing link to dementia and other brain diseases. The correlation isn’t fully understood or proven, but…
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San Clemente surfers competing in WSL’s Pipe Pro
The World Surf League kicked off the annual tour this week in Hawaii where the world’s best surfers will take on the legendary Pipeline surf break in the Lexus Pipe Pro. The WSL reports: The 2025 Championship Tour is officially underway as the world’s best await opening day at the Lexus Pipe Pro presented by YETI….
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Volunteers Needed for A Second Brush Clean-up
The City of San Clemente is seeking volunteers again this Saturday, February 1 from 8-11amPT to help clear brush that poses a fire risk near the Rancho San Clemente Ridgeline Trail and Avenida Salvador as part of the Emergency Fuel Reduction Project. The previous volunteer effort took place on January 18 and cleared seven acres…
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Terry Senate’s Celebration of Life Saturday 1/25
Surfboard shaper Terry Senate will be remembered this Saturday, January 25 during a celebration of life ceremony at Doheny Beach. The event is scheduled from 11amPT to 4pmPT, with a paddle-out to begin at 1pmPT. Senate was a beloved member of the San Clemente surfing community for more than 45 years. He’s known for his…
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San Clemente Needs Volunteers to Help Clear Brush Fire Risks
Via www.san-clemente.org and the San Clemente Journal:The City of San Clemente is seeking volunteers for an Emergency Fuel Reduction Project in the area of East Avenida Pico scheduled on Saturday, January 18, 2025.Two years of above average rainfall and a series of Santa Ana wind events have increased the potential for wildland fire in the…