Weather Alerts for San Diego Coast

Issued by the National Weather Service

High Surf Advisory  HIGH SURF ADVISORY   High Surf Advisory
SAN DIEGO COAST

Areas Affected:
Orange County Coastal
Effective: Tue 5:41 am Updated: Tue 11:48 am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu 10:00 pm Severity: Minor Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS TO BRING ELEVATED TO HIGH SURF AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A PAIR OF LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS... PEAKING AT 4 FEET WITH A
20 SECOND PERIOD... WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH SURF TO SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE COUNTY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH ELEVATED SURF IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURF AT ALL AREA BEACHES. SURF WILL
GRADUALLY LOWER FRIDAY...THOUGH RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN STRONG.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10
PM PDT THURSDAY...
* SURF AND HAZARDS...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6
FT TODAY...INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH LOCAL SETS 8 TO 9 FT
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... WITH GREATEST HAZARDS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* TIDES... NEWPORT BEACH...HIGH TIDES OF 4.9 FEET AT 6:39 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...5.2 FEET AT 7:10 PM WEDNESDAY...AND 5.4 FEET AT
7:39 PM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND
SEA WALLS. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING BEACH
AREAS IS POSSIBLE.

Information:
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG
RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING
SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE
CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

Beach Hazards Statement  BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT   Beach Hazards Statement
SAN DIEGO COAST

Areas Affected:
Orange County Coastal
Effective: Tue 5:41 am Updated: Tue 11:48 am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Wed 6:00 am Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS TO BRING ELEVATED TO HIGH SURF AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A PAIR OF LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS... PEAKING AT 4 FEET WITH A
20 SECOND PERIOD... WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH SURF TO SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE COUNTY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH ELEVATED SURF IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURF AT ALL AREA BEACHES. SURF WILL
GRADUALLY LOWER FRIDAY...THOUGH RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN STRONG.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10
PM PDT THURSDAY...
* SURF AND HAZARDS...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6
FT TODAY...INCREASING TO 5 TO 7 FT WITH LOCAL SETS 8 TO 9 FT
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR TODAY
THROUGH FRIDAY.
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... WITH GREATEST HAZARDS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
* TIDES... NEWPORT BEACH...HIGH TIDES OF 4.9 FEET AT 6:39 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...5.2 FEET AT 7:10 PM WEDNESDAY...AND 5.4 FEET AT
7:39 PM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...HIGH SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY
DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVER-TOP JETTIES AND
SEA WALLS. MINOR BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING OF LOW-LYING BEACH
AREAS IS POSSIBLE.

Information:
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG
RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING
SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE
CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.

Beach Hazards Statement  BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT   Beach Hazards Statement
SAN DIEGO COAST

Areas Affected:
San Diego County Coastal Areas
Effective: Tue 5:41 am Updated: Tue 11:48 am Urgency: Expected
Expires: Thu 10:00 pm Severity:  Moderate  Certainty: Likely

 
Details:
...LONG-PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS TO BRING ELEVATED TO HIGH SURF AND
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
.A PAIR OF LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELLS... PEAKING AT 4 FEET WITH A
20 SECOND PERIOD... WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH SURF TO SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES IN ORANGE COUNTY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
WITH ELEVATED SURF IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE
CURRENTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SURF AT ALL AREA BEACHES. SURF WILL
GRADUALLY LOWER FRIDAY...THOUGH RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN STRONG.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* SURF AND HAZARDS...SURF WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT WITH SETS TO 6
FT TODAY...MAINLY IN NORTHERN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SURF INCREASING
TO 4 TO 6 FT WITH LOCAL SETS TO 7 FT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP
TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
* TIDES... LA JOLLA...HIGH TIDES OF 4.8 FEET AT 6:35 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...5.1 FEET AT 7:06 PM WEDNESDAY AND 5.4 FEET AT 7:34
PM THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG RIP AND LONGSHORE CURRENTS WILL CREATE
HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. WAVES MAY OVERTOP JETTIES AND SEA
WALLS.

Information:
A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THREATS SUCH AS STRONG
RIP CURRENTS...ELEVATED SURF HEIGHTS...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...OR
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE AT LOCAL BEACHES. OBEY POSTED WARNING
SIGNS AND FLAGS AND TALK TO A LIFEGUARD BEFORE SWIMMING. USE
CAUTION WHEN IN OR NEAR THE WATER AND ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A
LIFEGUARD.