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High Surf Advisory issued January 26 at 10:25AM AKST until January 27 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT…Large breaking waves of 8 to 13 feet. Shoreline erosion or damage may occur. * WHERE…Along the Homer Spit. * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 5 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS…Localized erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Strong southwesterly winds with gusts to 60 mph will bring large waves into Kachemak Bay. Peak winds are expected […]

High Surf Advisory issued January 16 at 10:24AM AST until January 16 at 6:00PM AST by NWS San Juan PR

* WHAT…Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves between up to 10 feet and occasionally higher. * WHERE…Beaches of northern Puerto Rico, from Aguadilla to Fajardo, Culebra, and northern St. Thomas. The most vulnerable areas for high surf and beach erosion include Pinones along Road 187, Parcelas Suarez, Villas del Mar, and Villa Christiana in […]

High Surf Advisory issued December 25 at 2:02PM PST until December 25 at 4:00PM PST by NWS San Diego CA

* WHAT…Waves of 4 to 7 feet, with local sets to 8 feet on west- facing beaches. * WHERE…Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN…Until 4 PM PST Wednesday. * IMPACTS…Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions. Localized beach erosion and overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Despite relatively low astronomical tides, high surf may produce minor flooding of low-lying areas […]

High Surf Advisory issued December 23 at 2:18AM ChST until December 24 at 5:00PM ChST by NWS Tiyan GU

* WHAT…Large breaking waves of 7 to 9 ft. * WHERE…East facing reefs of Kosrae. * WHEN…Until 5 PM ChST Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Large trade-wind swell will maintain hazardous surf through Monday night, before briefly falling below hazardous levels Tuesday or Tuesday night.

High Surf Advisory issued December 20 at 2:27AM PST until December 22 at 4:00PM PST by NWS San Francisco CA

* WHAT…Expect large westerly swell with breaking waves 15 to 18 feet, including breakers near 20 feet possible along favored west facing beaches. * WHERE…San Francisco, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast. * WHEN…From 6 AM Saturday to […]

High Surf Advisory issued December 15 at 1:54AM EST until December 16 at 7:00PM EST by NWS Jacksonville FL

* WHAT…For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 7 to 9 feet. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. * WHERE…Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida Beaches. * WHEN…For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 AM EST this morning. For the High Surf Advisory, […]