High Surf Advisory for Santa Barbara County South Coast

HIGH SURF ADVISORY

HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED NOVEMBER 29 AT 7:55AM PST EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30 AT 10:00PM PST

Effective: 2018-11-29 07:55:00 [EXPIRED] Expires: 2018-11-29 10:15:00 Issued by: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Alert Text

* SURF...4 TO 7 FEET BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FEET. LOCAL SETS TO 15FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SURF WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* COASTAL FLOOD... MINOR COASTAL FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* TIDES...A HIGH TIDE OF 5.0 FEET IS EXPECTED AROUND 200 PM THURSDAY, AND 4.7 FEET AT 345 PM.

* IMPACTS... THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR OCEAN DROWNING. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA. LARGE BREAKING WAVES CAN WASH PEOPLE OFF BEACHES AND ROCKS AND CAPSIZE SMALL BOATS NEAR SHORE. POOLING OF SEA WATER IS POSSIBLE AROUND HIGH TIDE AT BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS.

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Target Area

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST, LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, VENTURA COUNTY COAST, CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS