High Surf — Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

2023-01-05 · Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, California

Event narrative

Large waves took down the back of a house in Carmel Highlands.

Wider weather episode

On January 4th to the 5th, a strong atmospheric river combined with a bomb cyclone led to widespread heavy rain, damaging wind gusts, and high surf across the Bay Area and Central Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1078491. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.