LARGE SURF EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY… A LONG PERIOD SOUTH SWELL WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SWELL WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 4 FEET AND CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF AROUND 18 TO 20 SECONDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. THE SWELL WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUESDAY. THIS LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL TRANSLATE TO SURF OF 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LOCAL SETS TO 10 FEET AT FAVORED SOUTH FACING BEACHES INCLUDING MALIBU AND ZUMA BEACHES AS WELL AS THE SOUTH EXPOSED AREAS OF PALOS VERDES. BESIDES THE LARGE SURF…BEACHGOERS CAN EXPECT POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS AND LONG-SHORE CURRENTS AS WELL AS SOME BEACH EROSION DURING HIGH TIDES. THE HIGH SURF AND STRONG CURRENTS WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING CATALINA AND SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS …HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 11 PM TUESDAY… POWERFUL 5 TO 8 FEET SURF WITH LOCAL 10 FOOT SETS ACROSS FAVORED SOUTH FACING BEACHES INCLUDING MALIBU…ZUMA AND PALOS VERDES. SOUTH FACING COASTAL AREAS OF SANTA CATALINA ISLAND WILL ALSO BE EFFECTED. LOCAL SURF OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MANHATTAN BEACH AND SANTA MONICA BEACH. SURF WILL INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT…PEAKING SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY…THEN DIMINISHING SOME THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH TIDES OF AROUND 5.6 FEET WILL OCCUR AROUND 930 PM SUNDAY AND 10 PM MONDAY EVENING. TIDAL OVERFLOWS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED WITH THIS EVENT. THE LARGE SURF AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE WAVES CAN BE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND INJURED. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF JETTIES AND WAVES MAY WASH OVER SEA WALLS. BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. LONGSHORE CURRENTS COMMONLY OCCUR WHEN WAVES APPROACH THE SHORELINE AT AN ANGLE. THEY CAN BE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NEAR A JETTY OR PIER.
