San Diego County Coastal Areas

High Surf Advisory
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 8 feet. Occasional sets 9 feet along
exposed west facing beaches..

* tides: at Point Loma... low tide at 5:13 am PST this morning was
0.6 feet. High tide late this morning at 11:01 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... and against the bottom
of piers. 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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