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Photos: International Surfing Day, celebrating 10 years of stoke!

Jordy Smith of South Africa in action during round 1 of the Fiji Pro surfing event as part of the ASP World Tour in Tavarua, Fiji.

Jordy Smith of South Africa in action during round 1 of the Fiji Pro surfing event as part of the ASP World Tour in Tavarua, Fiji.  (STEVE ROBERTSON / EPA)

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The Huntington Beach/Seal Beach Chapter and the Newport Beach Chapter will host a beach cleanup, surf contest and music on the beach north of the pier from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

At Dungeons in Cape Town

South African surfer Jaques Theron rides a wave at an offshore reef known as Dungeons in Cape Town, South Africa.  (NIC BOTHMA / EPA)

Big Wave World Tour training in Cape Town

South African surfer Andy Marr drives a rescue Waverunner through the surf during a session at an offshore reef known as Dungeons in Cape Town, South Africa.  (NIC BOTHMA / EPA)

Carissa Moore in Rio

U.S. surfer Carissa Moore at the Billabong Rio Pro surfing event, part of the ASP World Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Daniel Smoriga / EPA)

Michel Bourez ducks below a wave

Michel Bourez of Tahiti in action during the Billabong Rio Pro surfing event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (DANIEL SMORIGO / EPA)

Joel Parkinson takes a fall

Australian Joel Parkinson falls during the Billabong Rio Pro surf tournament at Barra de Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro.  (Christophe Simon / AFP/Getty Images)

Kolohe Andino takes a ride

U.S. surfer Kolohe Andino competes during the Men’s Billabong Rio Pro final against French Tahitian Michel Bourez, at Barra de Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro.  (Christophe Simon / AFP/Getty Images)

Mick Fanning in Australia

Australian surfer Mick Fanning during the finale of the men’s Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach surfing event in Australia.  (KELLY CESTARI / EPA)

Nic Lamb heads toward a tumble

Nic Lamb begins to fall off his board during the third heat of the first round of the Mavericks Invitational big wave surf contest in Half Moon Bay, Calif.   (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)

Zach Wormhoudt at Half Moon Bay

Zach Wormhoudt competes during the third heat of the Mavericks Surf Competition in Half Moon Bay, Calif.  (Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press)

Huntington Beach tube ride

A surfer gets a tube ride amid high surf at the Huntington Beach pier.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Southern California scene

A surfer rides a Santa Ana wind-swept wave at Huntington State Beach.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Surfing amid Santa Anas

Gusty Santa Ana winds blow spray off of the top of a wave as a surfer tucks into a wind-groomed tube ride at the Huntington Beach pier.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Winds lift spray at Huntington Beach pier

Santa Ana winds create a dramatic spray as they lift the spray off 10-foot breaking waves, much to the delight of surfers at the Huntington Beach pier.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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