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High Surf Advisories in California, 2016

85 high surf advisories in 2016. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of high surf advisories reaches back to 2005.

High Surf Advisories by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in 2016. Tap one for its archive.

High Surf Advisories: 85
Busiest month: January22 high surf advisories
Busiest day: January 15, 20163 high surf advisories

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The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Pacific Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 2, 1:35 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 days
Jan 3, 6:20 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	64 hr
Jan 4, 7:10 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	31 hr
Jan 5, 1:05 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA		53 hr
Jan 7, 1:54 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	19 hr
Jan 8, 3:41 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	17 hr
Jan 9, 5:25 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 days
Jan 10, 8:09 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	31 hr
Jan 11, 1:53 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	41 hr
Jan 15, 12:49 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	4 days
Jan 15, 1:40 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	5 days
Jan 15, 2:57 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA		57 hr
Jan 21, 5:23 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	65 hr
Jan 21, 2:35 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	66 hr
Jan 21, 7:36 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	67 hr
Jan 26, 4:54 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	7 days
Jan 27, 3:52 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA		54 hr
Jan 27, 2:09 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	62 hr
Jan 28, 12:55 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	69 hr
Jan 30, 2:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	66 hr
Jan 30, 9:58 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	51 hr
Jan 31, 3:47 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	53 hr
Feb 2, 8:44 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	54 hr
Feb 3, 2:55 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA		42 hr
Feb 3, 3:21 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	63 hr
Feb 10, 1:24 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	3 days
Feb 11, 5:26 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 days
Feb 11, 1:05 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	3 days
Feb 17, 1:13 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	56 hr
Feb 18, 12:10 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	32 hr
Feb 23, 11:29 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	7 days
Feb 23, 1:34 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	5 days
Feb 23, 2:04 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	37 hr
Feb 25, 12:33 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	50 hr
Mar 2, 6:40 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	5 days
Mar 3, 1:38 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	4 days
Mar 5, 3:34 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	3 days
Mar 6, 3:55 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		2 hr
Mar 6, 3:55 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 days
Mar 8, 1:11 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	19 hr
Mar 9, 9:05 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 hr
Mar 10, 6:18 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	6 days
Mar 12, 1:42 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	54 hr
Mar 12, 2:21 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA		34 hr
Mar 20, 6:16 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	66 hr
Mar 20, 8:34 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	65 hr
Mar 20, 11:08 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	52 hr
Mar 24, 2:01 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		43 hr
Mar 28, 6:24 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	17 hr
Apr 13, 12:42 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	46 hr
Apr 13, 1:37 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	67 hr
Apr 14, 8:38 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	EKA		12 hr
Apr 22, 5:18 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 days
Jun 1, 12:27 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	46 hr
Jun 13, 6:36 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	4 days
Jun 13, 7:14 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange	4 days
Jun 22, 8:23 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	68 hr
Jun 23, 7:31 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange	4 days
Oct 12, 2:08 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	67 hr
Oct 12, 2:06 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino	46 hr
Oct 13, 3:19 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		5 days
Oct 28, 1:25 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		53 hr
Nov 2, 2:48 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	60 hr
Nov 2, 5:21 AM PDT	High Surf Advisory	LOX		6 days
Nov 4, 4:00 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	3 days
Nov 4, 8:34 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	37 hr
Nov 4, 8:57 PM PDT	High Surf Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino	35 hr
Nov 7, 1:33 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	65 hr
Nov 7, 6:57 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	3 days
Nov 8, 2:09 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	63 hr
Nov 11, 1:17 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		53 hr
Nov 15, 2:21 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	56 hr
Nov 18, 8:44 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	42 hr
Nov 19, 1:11 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	53 hr
Nov 19, 5:21 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	SGX	Orange, San Diego	49 hr
Nov 22, 1:24 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	6 days
Nov 28, 3:14 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	6 hr
Nov 28, 5:22 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino	36 hr
Nov 28, 12:59 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	MTR	Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma	29 hr
Nov 29, 10:15 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		18 hr
Dec 3, 3:12 AM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino	19 hr
Dec 3, 5:43 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		46 hr
Dec 15, 1:32 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX	Los Angeles	36 hr
Dec 20, 12:36 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	LOX		5 days
Dec 20, 9:28 PM PST	High Surf Advisory	EKA	Del Norte, Humboldt	15 hr

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

The busiest days

Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.

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Sources

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