Back to Home
High Surf Advisory — San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA, Orange County Coastal, CA
Issued
Expires
1:00 AM CDT · Wed, Jul 22 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KSGX

Affected Areas

San Diego County Coastal Areas, CA Orange County Coastal, CA

Official Bulletin

* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 4 to 7 feet with sets up to 8
feet at south or southwest facing beaches.

* WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County
Coastal Areas.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...South swell 4 to 5 feet coming from 180 to
200 degrees with a period of 12-13 seconds generating high surf,
primarily for south-facing beaches. High risk of rip currents
exists with high surf and strong longshore currents are expected
on west-facing beaches. High tides will generally be at or below
5.5 feet, but localized areas of beach erosion and minor tidal
overflow may occur when combining with the high surf. Swell and
surf will decrease late Tuesday into Wednesday.

Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.