The National Weather Service issued a high-surf advisory for southern Santa Barbara County at 5:34 a.m. this morning, warning of waves expected to be 8-to-12 foot range from late Tuesday until Friday morning.
The westerly swell is expected to peak Wednesday.
Here’s the report:
...HAZARDOUS SURF WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... ...COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .A VERY LARGE WESTERLY SWELL WITH A LONG PERIOD WILL OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SWELL HEIGHTS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE ACROSS THE WATERS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN PEAK WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AT 17 TO 21 FEET ACROSS THE OUTER WATERS...AND 10 TO 15 FEET ACROSS THE INNER WATERS. SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT STILL WILL REMAIN QUITE LARGE INTO FRIDAY. HIGH SURF IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON THE CENTRAL COAST TODAY...AND ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SOUTHERN SANTA BABARA COUNTIES TONIGHT. DURING THE PEAK OF THIS SURF EVENT...WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...SURF IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 15 T0 20 FEET ON BEACHES NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...WITH OCCASIONAL BREAKERS OVER 25 FEET ON FAVORED WEST FACING BEACHES. ON WEST FACING BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES...SURF IS EXPECTED TO REACH 8 TO 12 FEET...WITH LOCAL SETS AS HIGH AS 17 FEET ON EXPOSED WEST FACING BEACHES. THE HIGH SURF WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE SOUTH COAST OF SANTA BARBARA COUNTY NEAR RINCON POINT AS WELL.
