Officials are urging beachgoers to stay out of the water due to possible contamination after a wild October storm hit Southern California Tuesday, but some surfers are risking a sick stomach just to catch some "sick" waves.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urges beachgoers to stay out of the water for at least 72 hours, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks and rivers due to potentially higher bacteria levels, but not everyone took the advice.
Video from AIR7 showed the rain runoff flowing into the sea.
"My roommate told us not to surf a day after the runoff," said surfer Ben Methvin. "He's like 'You don't want to get sick, a lot of people get sick' I was like 'The only thing that's going to be sick are these waves'."
Robyn Lentz, a surfer from San Diego, said they "might get a sinus infection but there's a price you pay."
"I mean those guys are getting great rides and there's only 5 guys out at 8 a.m. in Malibu," Lentz added.
The beaches were not so crowded Tuesday. Eyewitness News spoke to one of the few paddle boarders out in Malibu on Wednesday morning.
"I had a better view than a lot of people. Sometimes it was just brown and there were slicks, places you really don't want to fall," said Jim Pavilack.
Officials said the beaches could be contaminated with higher levels of bacteria,c chemicals, debris and trash, so it's best to enjoy the return of the sunny SoCal skies somewhere else.
The advisory will be in effect at least until 5 a.m Saturday, according to L.A. Public Health. It could be extended depending on further rainfall.