High Surf — Orange County Coastal Areas, California

2013-11-28 to 2013-11-29 · Orange County Coastal Areas, California

Event narrative

Huntington Beach lifeguards reported 8-foot max surf near the pier. Surfline observations were 4 to 7 feet at Surfside and Bolsa Chica State Beach.

Wider weather episode

A large, west-northwest swell, generated by a low pressure system over the eastern Pacific, began to affect the coastal waters on the 28th and peaked later that night. The elevated, long-period swell, resulted in high surf, mainly along the west-facing beaches north of Newport Beach in Orange County and south of Del Mar in San Diego County. Surf of 5 to 7 feet with local sets to 8 feet were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 484836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.