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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
1109 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026
CAZ043-552-200215-
/O.EXT.KSGX.SU.Y.0004.260719T1809Z-260722T0600Z/
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
1109 AM PDT SUN JUL 19 2026
..HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO
DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
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