High Surf Advisory Returns To Huntington Beach

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA —Surfers, grab your boards. High surf is expected to pound the Southern California Coast Wednesday and Thursday as a result of many storms parked in the northern Pacific, The National Weather Service said.

The large westerly swell will arrive late Wednesday morning, with waves between 10 and 13 feet in the southernmost beaches.
The high surf advisory will be in effect in Orange County from 10 a.m. Wednesday until 10 p.m. Thursday, and from L.A. County from 4 a.m. Wednesday until 8 p.m. Thursday.

The high surf results from a big swell created by strong winds generated by several North Pacific storms, Kaplan said, adding surf of 6-12 feet is expected Wednesday along the Southland coast, but surf of 17-22 feet is likely north of Point Conception.

Wednesday's highs will be in the low to mid-60s, a few degrees cooler than Tuesday, with a storm hitting Southland overnight. The weather was expected to produce rainfall north of Orange County, said National Weather Service meteorologist Curt Kaplan.

The chance of measurable precipitation in the Orange County and L.A. area Wednesday is only 15 percent. However, rain is expected to return on Friday.

Strong rip currents and minor coastal flooding will be possible until the surf subsides on Thursday, midday. Localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions are likely, the National Weather Service said.

Never swim alone and always enter the ocean near an open lifeguard station, they said.

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