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High Surf in Orange County Coastal Areas, California
High Surf March 18, 2012 – March 19, 2012 · Orange County Coastal Areas, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Huntington Beach lifeguards reported 10-12 foot surf for most of the day on the 18th, subsiding below 6 feet by the morning of the 19th.
The wider storm
Combined seas and surf built rapidly late on the 17th due to the winds accompanying and following a strong cold front. A reinforcing, large WNW swell arrived on the 18th to further raise surf heights along San Diego and Orange County Beaches.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 371783. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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