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The Dexes / Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge / 375038

Eventdex · Coastal Flood, High Surf & Storm Surge

ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS

375038

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Event typeevent_typeHigh Surf
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id375,038
Episode IDepisode_id62,716
Begin UTCbegin_utc2012-04-01T18:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2012-04-02T18:00:00+00:00
StatestateCALIFORNIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceFire Department/Rescue
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeHigh winds associated with an upper-level low pressure system generated the swell needed to produce high surf along the Orange and San Diego County beaches on the 1st and 2nd. Several offshore buoys reported seas over 10 feet from about mid-morning on the 1st through mid-morning on the 2nd. Seas topped out at 13 feet at the Mission Bay and Point Loma South buoys, 11 feet at the Torrey Pines Outer buoy and 17 feet at the San Clemente Basin buoy. Moderate to severe beach erosion occurred as well as some minor coastal flooding in Orange County.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeHuntington Beach Lifeguards reported average surf of 8 feet with sets of 10-12 feet. Newport Beach lifeguards reported 6 foot surf with sets to 8 feet. San Clemente lifeguards reported surf of 5-7 feet. Moderate to severe beach erosion also occurred near San Clemente producing a very steep sand escarpment and exposed cobblestones. |Minor coastal flooding also occurred near Seal Beach around the time of high tide on the evening of the 1st. Surf heights of 15 feet were reported then as well. The boardwalk was under 2.5 feet of water at times. Residents reported that water came within a foot of over-topping sand bags placed to protect dwellings.
Yearyear2,012

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