High Surf — San Diego County Coastal Areas, California
2019-01-09 to 2019-01-10 · San Diego County Coastal Areas, California
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
Mission Beach lifeguards reported high surf of 10 ft at 1 pm on January 9th. A 64 year old man died trying to save his dogs from the high waves at nearby Ocean Beach around 1400 PST on January 9th.
Wider weather episode
A strong south-southeast swell brought high waves and dangerous surf to the Southern California coast January 9-10.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 804863. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.