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High Surf in Orange County Coastal Areas, California

High Surf January 24, 2014 – January 26, 2014 · Orange County Coastal Areas, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Huntington Beach lifeguards and Surfline reported consistent 6 to 8 foot surf at Huntington, Seal and Bolsa Chica State Beaches during the three-day period, with occasional sets to 10 feet, mainly on the 26th.

The wider storm

A series of large, long-period northwest swells, generated by storms moving over the north-central Pacific brought high surf and strong rip currents to portions of the Orange and San Diego County coast during the week of January 20th. This event covers the third and largest of the swells to move through the coastal waters on the 24-26th. Areas north of Newport Beach in Orange County and south of Del Mar in San Diego County saw widespread.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 496489. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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