Headline:
High Surf Advisory issued July 20 at 2:06PM PDT until July 21 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Event:
High Surf Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 2:06pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
* 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 of 4 to 5 feet with a period
of 11-13 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 with the high surf during high tides. Swell and surf
will decrease late Tuesday into Wednesday.
Instruction:
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
dangerous surf conditions.
Area Description:
San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
Forcast Office:
NWS San Diego CA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov