New Release from the City of Santa Monica:

"In an effort to slow the rampant spread of COVID-19 throughout Los Angeles County, the Santa Monica Pier will temporarily close for the New Year’s holiday weekend. The closure will be effective at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30 through 6 a.m. on Monday, January 4. The closure aligns with public health officials’ plea with members of the public to stay home as much as possible and dissuade the public from gathering in crowds.

We are in the middle of the worst part of the public health crisis with hospitals stretched beyond their capacity as people continue to gather and infect friends and family. Right now, one county resident dies of COVID-19 every ten minutes. Be part of curbing this trend by not gathering and staying home.

The City’s Code Enforcement COVID-19 details will be active throughout the weekend to enforce unpermitted business operations, gatherings, and face masks. Please follow all Los Angeles County guidelines to promote community health."



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More rain for the first week of 2021! Monday's system may not bring much rain south of Pt. Conception, but Wed looks wetter, early estimates are around 1".

Here's some surfing photos from Tuesday, December 29th at the Venice Pier.

This set of surf photos was shot by Six12 Media and brought to you by XCEL Wetsuits.

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 galleries 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 two photo galleries:

Venice Pier - Tuesday 12-29-2020 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.

Mike, aka German in Venice, vlogs about daily life in Venice Beach, and the nearby communities.

"It has not been raining for a while here in Los Angeles, but last night it was a thunderstorm. Lots of rain and it rained during the day. I wanted to check out how Venice Beach and the homeless encampment looked doing a rain storm. It is really sad to see that all the belongings of the homeless people are completely wet. They are not even able to sleep in the tent because most of the ground was flooded."

If you would like to support German in Venice with some gas money or you want to buy him a coffee, you are welcome to donate to his paypal account: https://paypal.me/germaninvenice

On the morning of Monday, December 28 of 2020, a reported snow fall was seen on various parts of Kanan Road in Malibu.

Per a witness, the amazing white substance coming down from the sky was floating before coming to rest on the ground. Reports also said there was hail mixed in as well. Heavy rainfall was also coming down in the area.

If you would like to support German in Venice with some gas money or you want to buy him a coffee, you are welcome to donate to his paypal account: https://paypal.me/germaninvenice

According to the CITIZEN App:

At 11:29:59 AM, police received a report of a man who stole $1600 worth of merchandise from Aviator Nation. Incident reported at 1224 Abbot Kinney Blvd.

No other info reported yet.

An Ocean Water Quality Rain Advisory has been declared for all Los Angeles County beaches. The advisory will be in effect at least until 7:00 am, Thursday, December 31, 2020. Beach users are cautioned to avoid water contact for at least 72 hours after significant rainfall. This advisory may be extended depending upon further rainfall.

A rain advisory is issued when there is significant rainfall that may cause bacteria levels in ocean waters to increase. Bacteria levels can increase significantly during and after rainstorms, as contaminants within the runoff enters the ocean. Bacteria levels may remain elevated up to 3 days depending upon the intensity of the rain and the volume of runoff. Elevated bacteria levels in ocean water may cause illness, especially in children and the elderly. The Department of Public Health recommends that beach users avoid contact with ocean water for a period of 3 days after significant rainfall, especially near flowing storm drains, creeks and rivers.

From the National Weather Service Los Angeles:

High surf advisories remain in effect for west facing beaches of SW Calif. through Tuesday afternoon. Sneaker waves can suddenly overtop jetties and dangerous rip currents can exist. Stay off of rock walls and jetties.