![Surf’s Up: El Porto and the Manhattan Beach Pier Jan. 22 [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/anzivino-e1327436342331.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Waves at the Manhattan Beach Pier and El Porto ranged five to seven feet with an occasional eight-footer Sunday and photographer Mara Laine shot several surfers, including up-and-coming competitive surfer Natalie Anzivino surfing one of her favorite spots, the southside of the pier.
![Surfing Hammerland, Friday January 6, 2012 by Gus McConnell [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_8430.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Matt Mohagen, Ted Robinson, Matt Pagan and Tyler Hatzikian hammer and get hammered at Hamerland during the first solid swell of 2012, on January 6.
![Redondo Breakwall, Hammerland, Jan. 6 2012 by Broza [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tyler-Hatzikian-Hammerland.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Photographer Brent Broza caught the morning session at Hammerland and the early afternoon session at the Redondo Breakwall.
![Surfing Redondo Beach Breakwall, El Porto, January 6, 2012 by Fisher [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Paul_Fisher-Charley_carver6752.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Water photographer Paul Fisher gets in the barrel with some of his favorite surfers Friday Jan.
![Surfing Redondo Breakwall Friday, Jan. 6, 2011. [VIDEO]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sunny3.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Hawaii’s Sunny Garcia and Santa Cruz’s Nat Young join locals Michael Luhrson, Chris Wells, Derek Levy, Scott Johnsen, Greg McEwan and others for the first big day of the 2012 winter.
![Hawaiian Sunny Garcia drops in on locals for big day surfing Redondo Breakwater [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wells.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Sunny Garcia described Friday’s surf at the Redondo Breakwall as “an average Hawaiian day — four- to five-feet.” And that’s the way the backsider surfed it, playfully drawing out bottom turns, reversing direction off the lip to challenge the pitching barrels and then pulling out when the juice was gone.
![A New Year’s Eve proposal for 2012 in Hermosa Beach [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_3047.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Big band leader Lou Giovanetti received an unusual request shortly before midnight during his New Year’s Eve performance on Hermosa Beach’s Pier Plaza.
The City Council has rejected pleas from residential neighbors opposing a remodel of the Dive N’ Surf shop on 504 N. Broadway, which will redesign the building’s second floor.
![Local personal trainer breaks world record for standing high jump [VIDEO]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rb-jump-7.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
Last Friday Devon Redmon, a personal trainer in Redondo Beach, broke a world record for the highest standing jump of 56.9 inches at Workout World in Torrance.
![Pier Moments [PHOTOS]](http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/themes/cadabrapress/scripts/timthumb.php?src=http://www.easyreadernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01062012_csektnan_er_molding.pier_.winy_5703.jpg&w=185&h=130&zc=1)
