Beach Hazards Statement issued October 18 at 12:43PM PDT until October 20 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
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* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves. Surf of 3 to 6 feet with local sets to 7 feet, primarily for south-facing beaches. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. Highest waves on south and southwest facing beaches. * WHEN...Now through Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor beach erosion may occur across south-facing beaches. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- CA, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- San Diego County Coastal Areas; Orange County Coastal
- event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-18T12:43:00-07:00
- states
- ["CA"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-18T12:43:00-07:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dcaaecf3e0f466bbbf940bb5d6584a04902202d5.001.1
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f61bb7b44720ec71e157c4b92e5ad3665ce316b2.001.1"]
- instruction
- Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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