High Surf Advisory
Expires 6:00 PM PST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 10:45 am PST on February 11, 2012
... 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.
