The National Weather Service issued a beach-hazards statement for San Diego County’s coastal areas early Sunday, November 8, forecasting dangerous rip currents and elevated surf along west-facing beaches.
The statement takes effect at 4 a.m. Pacific Standard Time Sunday and runs through 10 p.m. PST Tuesday, November 10. It was issued at 12:10 a.m. PST Sunday.
Forecasters expect surf of three to seven feet during the period. Monday’s surf is forecast to be highest, at four to seven feet. The agency warns of dangerous swimming conditions from the combination of elevated surf and strong rip currents.
The same bulletin also continues a separate coastal-flood advisory through noon PST Tuesday. It forecasts minor to locally moderate coastal flooding, with possible flooding of parking lots and roads and isolated road closures. The new beach-hazards statement and the continuing flood advisory have different ending times.
The weather service says the highest tides will occur in the late morning each day. It forecasts peak levels of 7.4 to 7.6 feet Sunday and Monday, about 1.3 to 1.6 feet above astronomical tide predictions.
The agency urges people to stay off seawalls and jetties and remain farther from the ocean because waves may run farther up the beach than expected, especially during high and rising tides. It also advises against entering the water during hazardous swimming conditions and against driving through water of unknown depth or around barricades.
The bulletin describes expected conditions within San Diego County’s coastal forecast zone. It does not establish that flooding or rescues have already occurred.
Sources: NWS San Diego — November 8 new beach-hazards statement and continuing coastal-flood advisory: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d382238b1b33fde307157091501e549cf3ac233c.001.1