HIGH SURF LIKELY SUNDAY AND MONDAY ALONG SOUTH FACING BEACHES
OF ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY…
.A LONG PERIOD SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE SWELL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE
SATURDAY EVENING…BUILD AND FILL IN THROUGH SUNDAY…PEAK SUNDAY
NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING WITH SURF HEIGHTS BETWEEN 7 AND 10 FEET FOR
SOUTH FACING BEACHES…THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY TO LESS THAN 7
FEET AND END ON WEDNESDAY. THE LONG PERIOD WILL ENHANCE
REFRACTION AROUND POINTS AND JETTIES AND PRODUCE MUCH HIGHER SURF
HEIGHTS AT THESE LOCATIONS. THE STEEP ANGLE OF INCIDENCE FOR MOST
BEACHES WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A STRONG SOUTH TO NORTHWARD MOVING
LITTORAL CURRENT. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL CURRENTS OR EXTREME TIDAL
SWINGS DUE TO FLAT TIDAL RANGE FROM MOON BEING IN LAST
QUARTER…BUT SMALL CRAFT ENTERING/EXITING HARBORS AND BAYS WILL
STILL NEED TO AVOID THE LARGER SET WAVES.
CAZ042-043-030200-
/O.NEW.KSGX.SU.Y.0013.100704T0900Z-100706T2200Z/
ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1051 AM PDT FRI JUL 2 2010
…HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SUNDAY TO 3 PM PDT
TUESDAY.
A LARGE SOUTHERLY SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND
PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
BY SUNDAY MORNING…THESE SWELLS WILL TRANSLATE INTO SURF OF 7 TO
10 FEET ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES OF ORANGE AND
SAN DIEGO COUNTIES.
PEOPLE PLANNING TO HEAD TO THE BEACHES DURING THIS FOURTH OF JULY
WEEKEND SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THIS LARGE SWELL WILL LIKELY ARRIVE
RATHER SUDDENLY ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE INFREQUENT LARGER SETS OF
10 FEET OR HIGHER WILL BE CAPABLE OF SWEEPING PEOPLE OFF THEIR
FEET ACROSS THE SURF ZONE…ROCKS…AS WELL AS JETTIES AND BREAK
WALLS.
BEACHES EXPECTED TO BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE SURF INCLUDE THOSE
FROM HUNTINGTON BEACH TO OCEANSIDE…AND BETWEEN THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF POINT LOMA AND IMPERIAL BEACH.
THERE WILL BE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AS WELL WITH THIS
EVENT…AND A STRONG NORTHWARD MOVING CURRENT ALONG THE SHORE.
SMALL CRAFT ENTERING AND EXITING HARBORS AND BAYS WILL NEED TO
TIME AND AVOID THE LARGER SET WAVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN
THE ADVISORY AREA…PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH
EROSION.
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