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High Surf Advisories in California, 2024
66 high surf advisories in 2024. 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 2024. Tap one for its archive.
- High Surf Advisories
- 66
- Busiest month
- January15 high surf advisories
- Busiest day
- November 11, 20243 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 1, 2:02 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 7 days |
| Jan 2, 1:25 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 51 hr |
| Jan 2, 1:55 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 68 hr |
| Jan 5, 12:58 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 68 hr |
| Jan 6, 2:34 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 16 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:40 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 15 hr |
| Jan 8, 2:04 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 4 days |
| Jan 9, 2:05 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 64 hr |
| Jan 18, 2:30 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Jan 19, 1:19 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 65 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:57 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 1:14 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 4 days |
| Jan 30, 3:07 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 6 days |
| Jan 30, 4:48 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 69 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:22 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 28 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:25 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 44 hr |
| Feb 3, 12:59 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 57 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:11 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Feb 14, 3:35 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 33 hr |
| Feb 14, 11:20 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 5 days |
| Feb 16, 1:13 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 4 days |
| Feb 16, 1:43 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 5 days |
| Feb 28, 12:02 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 5 days |
| Feb 28, 2:57 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 3 days |
| Mar 1, 1:07 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 68 hr |
| Mar 6, 2:20 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 54 hr |
| Mar 9, 1:52 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 6 days |
| Mar 22, 1:04 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 71 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:26 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Mar 27, 10:40 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 4 days |
| Mar 30, 1:41 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 38 hr |
| Apr 3, 2:45 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 3 days |
| Apr 3, 1:22 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | SGX | San Diego | 71 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:52 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 55 hr |
| Apr 25, 1:51 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 44 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:58 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 58 hr |
| May 7, 1:58 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 43 hr |
| Jun 14, 9:02 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Ventura | 3 days |
| Oct 15, 1:20 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 26 hr |
| Oct 28, 12:51 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 34 hr |
| Nov 1, 12:41 AM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 26 hr |
| Nov 2, 2:26 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 5 days |
| Nov 2, 3:11 PM PDT | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 44 hr |
| Nov 11, 1:23 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 67 hr |
| Nov 11, 2:07 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 52 hr |
| Nov 11, 3:49 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 40 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:04 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 3 days |
| Nov 14, 4:15 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 56 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:23 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 53 hr |
| Nov 19, 1:06 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 45 hr |
| Nov 19, 6:38 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 59 hr |
| Dec 11, 1:54 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 38 hr |
| Dec 11, 2:28 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 4 days |
| Dec 12, 1:43 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 7 hr |
| Dec 13, 3:39 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 39 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:56 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara | 44 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:09 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 3 days |
| Dec 20, 2:22 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SGX | Orange, San Diego | 7 days |
| Dec 20, 5:46 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 6 days |
| Dec 20, 6:26 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 39 hr |
| Dec 23, 8:38 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 15 hr |
| Dec 24, 12:13 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | LOX | Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura | 7 days |
| Dec 24, 5:54 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 8 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:11 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | MTR | Marin, Monterey, City and County of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Sonoma | 4 days |
| Dec 25, 2:58 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 39 hr |
| Dec 28, 2:21 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | EKA | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino | 19 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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