The average water temps as of March 23rd.
Malibu City Website just released this update:
The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept will be closing beach parking lots in Malibu today in order to prevent crowding and to allow for social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus and protect vulnerable groups.
Over the weekend, large numbers of people seeking to enjoy outdoor areas were crowding the beaches, trails and Malibu Pier.
The beach lots that will be closed effective immediately include:
Topanga
Surfrider
Corral Canyon
Point Dume
Zuma
El Matador
La Piedra
Nicolas Canyon
Leo Carrillo
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE
The two photos below from Jennifer Denicola and Andy Lyon have been making the rounds on social media, they show how crowded Malibu was on Saturday.
Which is probably why the Malibu City Website just released this update:
County updated Safer at Home Order. Please follow County orders: stay home to slow the spread of Coronavirus & protect vulnerable groups. Contact City Hall if you need help. Public must social distance while on beaches & trails.
The City is receiving reports of large numbers of people enjoying the outdoor resources in the Malibu area such as trails and beaches (as they are elsewhere in the County). The County order requires that social distancing (6 feet between people) be practiced at all times while outdoors, including in the grocery store, on the beach or on the trails.
The City does not own or operate the County beaches, California State Parks, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority trails and parks, or the State-owned Malibu Pier and Point Dume Nature Preserve, or National Park Service owned areas including Solstice Canyon. . The City shares the concerns about the need to limit visitors and crowds. The City is working with State and County elected officials and urging them to address the issue of people not abiding by social distancing guidelines while using outdoor spaces and stay at home orders.
The City of Malibu urges all residents to follow the County Order and stay home in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus and protect vulnerable groups. Vulnerable groups, including seniors and people with underlying health conditions must stay home. The County Order does not prohibit people from outdoor activities such as hiking, walking, shopping at essential businesses, so long as all persons practice the County’s guidelines on social distancing and handwashing.
The public may report violations of the County order to the County Public Health Officer: (888) 700-9995 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). Email: Ehmail@ph.lacounty.gov.
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE
Which is probably why the Malibu City Website just released this update:
County updated Safer at Home Order. Please follow County orders: stay home to slow the spread of Coronavirus & protect vulnerable groups. Contact City Hall if you need help. Public must social distance while on beaches & trails.
The City is receiving reports of large numbers of people enjoying the outdoor resources in the Malibu area such as trails and beaches (as they are elsewhere in the County). The County order requires that social distancing (6 feet between people) be practiced at all times while outdoors, including in the grocery store, on the beach or on the trails.
The City does not own or operate the County beaches, California State Parks, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority trails and parks, or the State-owned Malibu Pier and Point Dume Nature Preserve, or National Park Service owned areas including Solstice Canyon. . The City shares the concerns about the need to limit visitors and crowds. The City is working with State and County elected officials and urging them to address the issue of people not abiding by social distancing guidelines while using outdoor spaces and stay at home orders.
The City of Malibu urges all residents to follow the County Order and stay home in order to slow the spread of Coronavirus and protect vulnerable groups. Vulnerable groups, including seniors and people with underlying health conditions must stay home. The County Order does not prohibit people from outdoor activities such as hiking, walking, shopping at essential businesses, so long as all persons practice the County’s guidelines on social distancing and handwashing.
The public may report violations of the County order to the County Public Health Officer: (888) 700-9995 (8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.). Email: Ehmail@ph.lacounty.gov.
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE
Here's some of the surf photos from a quarantined Sunday morning at the Venice Pier.
This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Hulu.
These are just a few of the 130 photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the complete gallery is down below.
You can find over 100 more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in these 2 photo galleries:
Venice Pier - Sunday 3-22-2020 Photo Gallery #2
If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!
Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.
Santa Monica has just shut down all beach parking lots indefinitely. If you saw our Instagram Story today, we were there as they put the locks on the Ocean Park lot. According to the Santa Monica Police officer we spoke to, the beach is not closed, just the parking lots. The parking lots at Venice and Malibu are still open.
This happened at 12:00PM. A few hours later the city released this press notice:
The City of Santa Monica is taking additional measures to protect the health and safety of the Santa Monica community and our neighbors by closing the beach parking lots. This comes after one-and-a-half days of large numbers of beachgoers coming to the coastline amidst the Safer at Home statewide measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). These measures are being taken in accordance with State and local health directives that prohibit gatherings and call for social distancing of non-household members.
All residents and visitors are advised to avoid the beach, beach bike path, and Palisades Park today and in the days to come to protect themselves and others. As a beach city we know the draw to be outside and in nature is more powerful than ever, but to truly have an impact in our region and state, we must all remain at home and six feet from others when out for essential trips only.
“Today is not the day to go to the beach. We know that it’s difficult to stay at home when the weather is so nice and being close to the beach is one of the primary reasons why we love to call Santa Monica home,” said City Manager Rick Cole. “Yet this is a time when we must take the guidelines from our health officials to heart. We urge our residents to avoid any public spaces where social distancing is a challenge.”
Parking lots at the beach are closed, effective immediately. Residents of Santa Monica who live in the area of the beach and who hold residential parking permits for the relevant lots will be permitted to park, as will essential personnel consistent with the Governor's Stay at Home and the County Department of Public Health's Safer at Home orders.
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, CLICK HERE
To help slow down the spread of COVID-19, Jacks Surfboards' doors are temporarily closed, but you can set up an appointment to shop while social distancing at any of their retail locations, which includes the Santa Monica store! Besides being the only customers in the store... you’ll get 20% OFF storewide (exclusions apply). Just email jacksmarketing57@gmail.com for more info.
Same saving applies to their online store. Shop JacksSurfboards.com and save 25% OFF SITEWIDE for a limited time with code SAVE25.
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE
Because of the mandatory Coronavirus lockdown, all surf shops are closed, but for those of you who still need repairs, boards, accessories,etc... Bay Street Boards plans to show up 12-2 daily for quick drop-offs and pick-ups at their shop. No hanging out, they not open for shopping. Only to drop off or pick up during those 2 hours.
"Please call us or DM us if you have any particular need and we will try to do the best we can to accommodate. If there is anything we can do to help anybody in our community during these times, we are always a call away. Please don’t hesitate to ask for our help."
🌴☀️Santa Monica ☀️🌴
Surf & Skate Shop
3216 Santa Monica Blvd
310.310.2485
For more of our coverage of the Coronavirus lockdown, closures, and how our local surf community and businesses are doing, CLICK HERE
Here's some of the surf photos from a quarantined Saturday morning at the Venice Pier.
This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by Hulu.
These are just a few of the 100 photos from this session. If you were out there, you probably got some surfing shots, probably multiple photos, they will be in the complete photo gallery for this day, check them out, the link to the complete gallery is down below.
You can find some more photos from this session, all full size and in high-resolution, in this photo gallery:
If you were out there, we probably got some cool surfing shots of you, go check them out!
Wanna see photos from previous days at this and other local surf spots?
Click Surf Spot Galleries and look for the spot and then the date.
New S swell slowly builds over weekend; NW swell-mix joins next week
Saturday, March 21st: 2’+ exposed breaks, 3’+ sets at summer/combo standouts. Light morning wind and clean conditions.
New SSW/S swell (200-180) slowly creeps in as small blend of leftover S and NW swells linger. Most breaks across Southern California are below waist high. Summer and combo focal points occasionally go waist-stomach high. Wind is light in the morning, light to moderate SW to W flow developing for the afternoon 7-10kts.
Sunday, March 22nd: 2-3’+ good breaks, 4’+ sets at summer/combo standouts. Light morning wind and clean conditions.
SSW/S swell (200-180) builds in the morning as a fresh pulse of shorter-period westerly swell-mix is due to move in from a nearby storm, just off the US West Coast. We’ll be looking for more frequent waist-chest high surf rising up through the morning, best exposures see shoulder high to possibly even head high sets through the afternoon hours — largest late in the day. Wind is light offshore in the morning, light to moderate Westerly flow developing for the afternoon.
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