B737-700
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151
Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
We were following a heavy aircraft (approximately eight-mile trail) into LAX from the north. Approaching SMO; at approximately 7500 ft MSL; hit substantial wake turbulence; causing 30 degrees of bank one way and then the other. Calm winds and slight offset got us out of wake. We had also gone through the wake with a substantial bump at approximately FL190 descending via the SADDE6 Arrival.
B737-700 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence while 8 miles in trail of a heavy in the vicinity of SMO on arrival to LAX.