High Surf — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

2023-12-29 to 2023-12-30 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California

Event narrative

The City of San Diego announced the closure of Crystal Pier due to high surf during the afternoon of December 29. Reported via X (Twitter).

Wider weather episode

A strong, long-period swell from the west-northwest arrived in Southern California on December 27-28th, and persisted through the 30th. This led to the development of very large breaking wave heights, especially at the beaches of Southern California. High tides each morning also led to instances of coastal flooding, mainly on lower-lying beach boardwalks and parking lots.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1153598. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.