Celebrate O’side Surfers and Lifeguards at the Pier-side Movie Screening of Big Wave Guardians
International Surfing Day
Saturday, June 17 • 7:30-9:30pm
Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater, Oceanside Pier
To celebrate Oceanside’s surf culture and love for our beautiful beaches, USA Surfing and Visit Oceanside, along with the Prevent Drowning Foundation and the City of Oceanside are joining forces to produce an entertaining public film screening to raise awareness about ocean safety and the powerful synergy between surfers and lifeguards in keeping the ocean safe and fun.
Join us at Oceanside’s Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater for a screening of Big Wave Guardians: First Responders of the Sea, a documentary film written by California Surf Museum Oceanside President Jim Kempton that explores the interplay between the roles lifeguards and surfers in rescuing swimmers in distress.
A short film featuring Oceanside’s Caitlin Simmers will precede Big Wave Guardians. Pro surfer 17-year-old Caitlin, a world junior Gold Medalist, is currently ranked #5 on the World Surf League Championship Tour.
The screening will mark the culmination of USA Surfing’s Championship event, held in Oceanside June 13-17, which brings together some of the world’s best surfers from multiple surf disciplines – para surfers, longboard, adult shortboard, SUP surf and SUP distance racers.
The movie will start at approximately 7:30 p.m. Free. Bring a beach chair if you would like to sit on the amphitheater floor.
California Surf Museum | 312 Pier View Way, Oceanside, CA 92054
