For all of you divers out there: Orange County Coastal Areas High Surf Advisory in effect until 2PM PDT SUN HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SUNDAY BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT HAS EXPIRED SURF BUILDING TO 8 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGHER SETS LIKELY BETWEEN DANA POINT AND NEWPORT BEACH. AVERAGE SURF HEIGHTS SUBSIDING TO 7 FEET ON SATURDAY AND DROPPING BELOW 7 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS SOUTH FACING BEACHES. TIMING THROUGH 2 PM SUNDAY. THE LOW TIDE THIS MORNING AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE OF MINUS 0.1 FOOT OCCURS AT 553 AM. A HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE OF 4.1 FEET OCCURS AT 1227 PM. A MINOR LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE OF 2.2 FEET OCCURS AT 533 PM. ANOTHER HIGH TONIGHT AT NEWPORT BAY ENTRANCE OF 5.1 FEET OCCURRING AT 1130 PM. IMPACTS THE HIGHER SET WAVES MAY WASH OVER JETTIES NORMALLY DRY ROCKS AND WELL UP THE BEACH. FISHERMEN ONLOOKERS AND PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE BEACH MAY BE CAUGHT UNAWARES. BOATERS ENTERING OR EXITING DANA POINT HARBOR NEWPORT BAY ANAHEIM BAY OR ALAMITOS BAY MAY ENCOUNTER BREAKING WAVES. SURFING OR SWIMMING IN THESE WAVES MAY BE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE VERY STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND ALONG SHORE CURRENTS .ESPECIALLY AROUND THE TIMES OF LOW TIDE. 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.
Posted on: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:14:42 +0000
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