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The first round of "El Nino" storms are supposed to bring big surf to the area. Here's the surf at the Venice Pier on Monday morning right before the storm hit. Not huge, but fun waves. Photos by Six12 Media

See Venice Pier - Monday 1-4-2016 Gallery for more photos.

...HIGH SURF FOR SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY...

...VERY LARGE DAMAGING SURF POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH SURF RESULTING FROM A SERIES OF LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELLS WILL IMPACT THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA BEACHES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE FIRST SWELL WILL BRING HIGH SURF TO THE AREA BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. THEN...AN EVEN LARGER WEST SWELL WILL BRING VERY LARGE...POSSIBLY DAMAGING SURF TO THE SOUTHWEST CALIFORNIA COASTLINE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE LARGE SURF WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AND MAY PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND.

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* SURF...SURF WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET MONDAY WITH SETS TO 9 FEET BY TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST SURF WILL OCCUR ON WEST FACING BEACHES. AS A LARGER SWELL ARRIVES BY MIDWEEK...SURF WILL RISE TO 8 TO 10 FEET ON WEDNESDAY AND 10 TO 15 FEET ON THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS...THE LARGEST SURF IS EXPECTED ON WEST FACING BEACHES FROM SANTA MONICA SOUTHWARD TO THE PALOS VERDES. HOWEVER...HIGH SURF WILL ALSO AFFECT SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST FACING BEACHES DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

* IMPACTS...LARGE POWERFUL WAVES AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE A RISK OF OCEAN DROWNING. SNEAKER WAVES CAN SUDDENLY OVERRUN PREVIOUSLY DRY BEACHES AND JETTIES. FLOODING OF LOW LYING BEACH PARKING LOTS...HARBOR WALKWAYS...AND CAMPGROUNDS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. IN ADDITION...BEACH EROSION AND DAMAGE TO COASTAL STRUCTURES SUCH AS PIERS WILL BE POSSIBLE. HIGH TIDES WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH BY MIDWEEK TO INCREASE THE RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING.

After Christmas day, ZJ Boarding House will be holding some end of the year sales on wetsuits, clothing, footwear and the ZJ/Billabong store will be BUY ONE GET ONE 50% OFF all clothing, headwear & footwear. This sale runs from Saturday Dec. 26th to Monday, January 4th. Check out everything on sale in the pic below.

ZJ Boarding House
2619 Main St. Santa Monica, CA
(310) • 392 • 5646
Store Hours:
Mon - Sat 10am - 7pm
Sun 10am - 6pm

POINT BREAK is in theaters on Friday and AMC theaters has 3 GoPro Hero Cameras, and 3 packs of touchscreen gloves, knit beanies, and sling backbacks to giveaway.

Point Break Giveaway Entry Form

Winner and a guest will receive:

A guided Maliko Run downwind paddle for 2
Round trip airfare to Maui
(4) nights at the beautiful Lumeria Maui!

To enter, submit a photo of yourself with or on your board at the NEXEN tire facebook Page

Deadline to enter is 11:59 PM PST, January 3, 2016

Happy Holidays!! Stop by Pro SUP Shop today and receive 1 FREE STAND UP PADDLE BOARD RENTAL VOUCHER. They make great stocking stuffers.

Pro SUP Shop is located IN THE TRAILERS ON the Southwest end of the Jamaica Bay Inn Parking lot
4175 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
310.945.8350

Watch some amazing aerial video of the Pau Hana Surf Supply crew riding the waves out at County Line in Malibu California USA - during a winter swell paddle surfing SUP session.