The Golden State’s golden coastline

A surfer spends Martin Luther King Jr. Day waiting for a wave as a golden sunset streams through a tree on a warm day at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point.

An 80-foot blue whale reveals its fluke as it begins a deep dive for krill off Long Beach.

Hundreds of surfers paddle into the waves Jan. 8 in memory of Sean Collins, a pioneering wave forecaster for surf.com who died Dec. 26th of a heart attack.

A paddle boarder gets a close view of the waves crashing against the jetty in Redondo Beach on Feb. 9.

A view of Long Beach from the Spirit of America blimp.

Rainbows in the sky at Baker Beach at the Golden Gate National Recreation Area on Jan. 23.

The Manhattan Beach Pier is aglow with festive lights as the sun sets Dec. 23.

A man watches a memorable sunset ends a mostly rainy day in the Los Angeles area as the first big storm of El Niño rolled through the area.

Heavy surf slams into the coast at Mondo’s Beach between Solimar and Faria Beach on Jan. 7.

Maui resident Dan Charcoal golfs on Zuma Beach during a hot winter day.

A surfer is ejected after getting a coveted tube ride as the third major El Niño storm of the season brings high surf at the Seal Beach pier Jan. 7.

Sunrise on the Gaviota Coast north of Santa Barbara, the scene of last years oil spill as the California Coastal Commission will consider ousting Charles Lester, a 23-year veteran of the agency, during its regular meeting in Morro Bay today.