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Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at May 15, 2026, 11:57 AM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at May 16, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 15, 2026, 11:57 AM PDT (18:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Diego, CA
Counties Orange County, CA, San Diego County, CA
The radar
The San Diego radar (KNKX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
San Diego, CA (KNKX), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 62 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
804 WHUS46 KSGX 151857 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1157 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 CAZ043-552-160515- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0004.260517T0100Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 1157 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9-10 seconds will generate surf of 4-6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ CO
9 follow-up statements
217 WHUS46 KSGX 160404 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 904 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026 CAZ043-552-161445- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.260517T0100Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 904 PM PDT Fri May 15 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9 to 10 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
384 WHUS46 KSGX 160906 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 206 AM PDT Sat May 16 2026 CAZ043-552-162315- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.260517T0100Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 206 AM PDT Sat May 16 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9 to 10 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
253 WHUS46 KSGX 162027 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 127 PM PDT Sat May 16 2026 CAZ043-552-170500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.260517T0100Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 127 PM PDT Sat May 16 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9 to 10 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
903 WHUS46 KSGX 170446 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 946 PM PDT Sat May 16 2026 CAZ043-552-171300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 946 PM PDT Sat May 16 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9 to 10 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
716 WHUS46 KSGX 170807 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 107 AM PDT Sun May 17 2026 CAZ043-552-172215- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 107 AM PDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 9 to 10 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft, with local sets to 7 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
502 WHUS46 KSGX 171911 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1211 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 CAZ043-552-180515- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 1211 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 10 to 12 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ CO
320 WHUS46 KSGX 180459 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 959 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 CAZ043-552-181300- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 959 PM PDT Sun May 17 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Northwest swell from 290 degrees with a period of 10 to 12 seconds will generate surf of 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
561 WHUS46 KSGX 180826 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 126 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 CAZ043-552-181600- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 126 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Surf 2 to 4 feet, with sets to 5 feet this morning. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through 9 AM this morning. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions and minor tidal overflow. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides of 6.5 to 7 ft combined with elevated surf may result in minor tidal overflow for beach parking lots and boardwalks. Highest surf will be on west/northwest facing beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement for elevated surf means that waves will be high enough to cause danger to inexperienced swimmers in the water. Elevated surf also frequently results in strong rip currents which can drag people away from the shore and possibly result in drowning. Always swim near a lifeguard. && $$
374 WHUS46 KSGX 181554 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 CAZ043-552-181700- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-260518T1600Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 854 AM PDT Mon May 18 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... Elevated surf has diminished. Although dangerous rip currents are always a threat, they are no longer posing a high risk. Always swim near a lifeguard. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this beach hazards statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this beach hazards statement went out at May 15, 11:41 AM PDT, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 15, 11:41 AM PDT, 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service San Diego CA
1141 AM PDT Fri May 15 2026
.SYNOPSIS...
Slight inland warming for today, then cooler for the weekend for
inland areas with stronger onshore flow. The marine layer will
deepen during the weekend with night and morning coastal low
clouds extending well inland and onto the coastal slopes of the
mountains. For Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening, southwest
to west winds for the mountains and deserts will gust to 40 to 50
mph with isolated gusts to 65 mph. The coast and valleys will
warm on Monday with the greater warming for inland areas for
Tuesday through Thursday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTIES...
.SHORT TERM (Today through Sunday)...
High temperatures increase slightly today for inland and desert
areas while mountain and coastal temperatures remain similar to
yesterday. The marine layer will make its move back in over the
coast and into the coastal basin late this afternoon to settle in
for the evening through tomorrow morning. The marine layer is
expected to deepen for Saturday morning bringing chances for patchy
drizzle for the coastal mountain slopes all the way to the coast.
Winds will increase Saturday afternoon as onshore flow strengthens
over the area. Expect periods of gusty southwest to westerly winds
through late Sunday. Highest wind speeds will be in the deserts,
desert mountain slopes and mountain passes with gusts up to 40-50
mph, locally up to 65 mph. Daily high temperatures begin to cool
area wide over the weekend with temperatures Sunday near to a few
degrees below average.
&&
.LONG TERM (Monday through Thursday)...
Temperatures begin to warm along the coast and in the Valleys
Monday, then area wide Tuesday. Daily highs will continue to
increase through the week, peaking Thursday afternoon. Temperatures
Thursday will be up to 5 degrees warmer than average over most of
the area. The high deserts will see temperatures 5-10 degrees above
average.
&&
.AVIATION...
151800Z...Coast/Valleys...Low confidence in complete clearing at the
immediate coast this afternoon, any lingering clouds will have bases
2000-3000 ft. Low clouds will push back inland after 01Z Sat and
fill in the coastal basin. Bases will be 1500-2500 ft MSL, with the
most likely places for the bases to fall below 2000 ft are at KCRQ
and near mtn foothills (70 percent). Chances of visibility falling
below 3SM is around 70 percent near mountain foothills. Patchy -DZ
possible from 09-18Z. Slow clearing expected Sat AM with SCT
conditions most likely after 18Z for most locations.
Mountains/Deserts...Elevated westerly wind gusts 25-40 kt after 21z
today with MOD up/downdrafts and local LLWS in lee of mountains.
Localized areas of BLDU and reduced VIS. Winds will remain gusty
through much of Saturday. Otherwise, SKC and VFR expected through
the period.
&&
.MARINE...
Gusty westerly winds with gusts 20-30 kt will develop in the outer
coastal waters late Saturday afternoon. The strongest gusts will
occur near San Clemente Island. Seas of 8-11 feet with a 9-12 second
period will generate choppy seas. Winds and seas will diminish
through the day Sunday.
&&
.BEACHES...
A westerly swell from 290 degrees with a 9 to 10 second period will
bring elevated surf of 4 to 6 feet, sets to 7 feet for Saturday
afternoon through Monday morning. Highest surf at west to northwest
facing beaches. The combination of elevated surf and high tides of
6.5 to 7 feet will result in minor tidal overflow, especially for
beach parking lots and boardwalks. Surf will start to decrease
Monday afternoon.
&&
.SKYWARN...
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are
encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
&&
.SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CA...Beach Hazards Statement from Saturday evening through Monday
morning for Orange County Coastal Areas-San Diego County
Coastal Areas.
Wind Advisory from 11 AM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday for Apple
and Lucerne Valleys-San Bernardino County Mountains.
Wind Advisory from 2 PM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Sunday for
Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Deserts-San
Diego County Mountains-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory from 3 PM Saturday to 7 AM PDT Sunday for
Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending
10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island.
&&
PUBLIC...Villafane
AVIATION/MARINE...COThe office that day
Everything else NWS San Diego, CA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 11:56 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SGX | 43 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.