National Weather Service: High Surf Advisory

Huntington Beach, CA

Current Conditions

Mostly Cloudy

63 °F

Mostly Cloudy

13 mph from the SSW

53 °F

30.02 in

71%

10.0 miles

Los Alamitos, CA

Updated — 11:55 AM PST on February 11, 2012

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Forecast for Orange County Coastal Areas (92605)

High surf advisory in effect until 6 PM PST Sunday for the beaches...
Saturday
rain
Rain Showers
H 63° / L 47°
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 61° / L 49°
Monday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 59° / L 45°
Tuesday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 59° / L 47°
Wednesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 61° / L 45°
Today

Cloudy in the morning...becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Isolated showers. Highs 58 to 63. Light winds. Chance of measurable precipitation 20 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the evening. Lows 46 to 51. Light winds. Chance of measurable precipitation 20 percent.

Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs 61 to 66. Light winds.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 46 to 51. Light winds.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers in the morning...then chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 57 to 62. Light winds becoming southwest 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of measurable precipitation 30 percent.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows 41 to 46.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs 57 to 62.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 44 to 49.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs 58 to 63.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows 43 to 48.

Statement as of 10:45 am PST on February 11, 2012

High Surf Advisory


... High surf advisory remains in effect until 6 PM PST Sunday...

A high surf advisory remains in effect until 6 PM PST Sunday.

* Waves and surf: 5 to 7 feet with sets to 9 feet along exposed
west facing beaches.

* Tides: at Newport Bay entrance... low tide at at 5:15 am this
morning was 0.8 feet. High tide late this morning at 11:00 am PST
at 4.4 feet.

* Timing: highest surf late tonight through Sunday morning.

* Impacts: around the times of high tide... expect minor beach
erosion... minor coastal flooding... larger waves running well up
the beaches... water washing over low sea walls... across low
lying beach parking lots... over jetties. During the times of low
tide... expect breaking waves across the mouths of Harbor and
Marina entrances. Dangerous rip currents will be present.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A high surf advisory means that high surf will affect beaches in
the advisory area... producing rip currents and localized beach
erosion.






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