High Surf Advisory
NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA ยท US
Details
High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect Until Noon PST Monday
- Event
- High Surf Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet with dangerous rip currents. These waves are expected to significantly increase Friday into the weekend. Minor tidal overflows are possible during morning high tides.
Where
San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches.
When
Until noon PST Monday.
Impacts
There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.
Additional details
A significant westerly swell is expected this weekend with impacts likely peaking Saturday. There is potential for warning-level surf, significant beach erosion and enhanced coastal flooding risk. Posing most risk to west- facing beaches. Coastal hazards are likely to continue well into next week.
Instructions
Remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions, or stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks.
Affected areas
- San Luis Obispo County Beaches
- Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~42s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M74CZHH8KVWA94JCRN1C1Q73
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.88ab3211b8a99b081c33c72cc54b1e38609a35fe.001.1
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPLOX
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.5857
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SUY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | CFWLOX |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS46 KLOX 110413 |
| NWSheadline | HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KLOX.SU.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-261116T2000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-16T12:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- San Luis Obispo County Beaches
- Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 006079 |
| SAME | 006083 |
| UGC | CAZ340 |
| UGC | CAZ346 |