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Beach Hazards Statement 7, NWS San Diego, CA
NWS San Diego, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 22, 2026, 12:03 PM PDT for Orange County, San Diego County, California. It took effect at Jun 23, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 59 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2026, 12:03 PM PDT (19:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2026, 10:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 59 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 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
272 WHUS46 KSGX 221903 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1203 PM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026 CAZ043-552-230515- /O.NEW.KSGX.BH.S.0007.260623T1800Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 1203 PM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet with strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible Wednesday and Thursday evening during high tide where surf heights are 6 feet. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...3 ft 15-19 second south swell from 190-210 degrees. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Hazardous swimming conditions. && $$ CO
8 follow-up statements
402 WHUS46 KSGX 230137 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 637 PM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026 CAZ043-552-231315- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.260623T1800Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 637 PM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 4 to 6 feet with strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible Wednesday and Thursday evening during high tide where surf heights are 6 feet. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...3 ft 15-19 second south swell from 190- 210 degrees. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
213 WHUS46 KSGX 231906 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 1206 PM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 CAZ043-552-240315- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 1206 PM PDT Tue Jun 23 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Now through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible Wednesday and Thursday evening during high tide where surf heights are 6 feet. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...3 ft 15-19 second south swell from 190- 210 degrees. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
010 WHUS46 KSGX 240939 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 239 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 CAZ043-552-242100- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 239 AM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Now through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible Wednesday and Thursday evening during high tide where surf heights are 6 feet. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...3 ft 15-19 second south swell from 190- 210 degrees. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
135 WHUS46 KSGX 242025 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 125 PM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 CAZ043-552-250500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 125 PM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible in the evenings during high tide when surf heights are 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement for elevated surf means that waves will be high enough to cause danger to inexperienced swimmers. Strong rip currents can drag people away from the shore and possibly result in drowning. Always swim near a lifeguard. && $$
323 WHUS46 KSGX 250154 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 654 PM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 CAZ043-552-251315- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 654 PM PDT Wed Jun 24 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible in the evenings during high tide when surf heights are 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
939 WHUS46 KSGX 250945 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 245 AM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 CAZ043-552-252100- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 245 AM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible in the evenings during high tide when surf heights are 6 feet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. && $$
390 WHUS46 KSGX 252002 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 102 PM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 CAZ043-552-260500- /O.CON.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 102 PM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Surf of 3 to 5 feet with sets to 6 feet on south- southwest facing beaches. Strong rip currents expected. * WHERE...San Diego County Coastal Areas and Orange County Coastal Areas. * WHEN...Through this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous swimming conditions. Localized minor tidal overflow possible this evening during high tide. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A beach hazards statement for elevated surf means that waves will be high enough to cause danger to inexperienced swimmers in the water. Elevated surf also frequently results in strong rip currents which can drag people away from the shore and possibly result in drowning. Always swim near a lifeguard. && $$
416 WHUS46 KSGX 260432 CFWSGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Diego CA 932 PM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 CAZ043-552-260545- /O.EXP.KSGX.BH.S.0007.000000T0000Z-260626T0500Z/ San Diego County Coastal Areas-Orange County Coastal Areas- 932 PM PDT Thu Jun 25 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... 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 Jun 22, 11:42 AM PDT, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 11:42 AM PDT, 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 1142 AM PDT Mon Jun 22 2026 .SYNOPSIS... Strengthening high pressure to the east will bring a warming trend through Wednesday with moderate HeatRisk for Tuesday and Wednesday for the deserts, mountain elevations below 500 feet, and portions of the Inland Empire. High temperatures will warm to 5 to 10 degrees above average for inland areas. This will be followed by a cooling trend through next weekend with high temperatures for next Sunday as much as 8 to 12 degrees below average for the valleys and coastal slopes of the mountains. && .DISCUSSION...FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE... SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES... Current satellite imagery and 500mb analysis reveal the subtropical ridge centered across northern Mexico has strengthened some compared to yesterday. This favors the efficient marine layer clearing we've seen this morning and also a slight uptick in afternoon temperatures. This ridge is still progged to strengthen further, become more broad, and nudge northward through midweek, centering over El Paso by tomorrow. The placement of this ridge also establishes southeasterly flow aloft, allowing for an influx of mid level moisture into the area. The ridge and the moisture will likely serve to limit the vertical depth and inland extent of the marine layer through midweek. The main consequence will be the notable warming trend, that takes afternoon temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal by Wednesday. More importantly, the moisture will inhibit overnight cooling, leading to mild nights, with low temperatures running 5-10 degrees above normal as well and limiting overnight relief from he warm daytime temperatures. This brings areas of moderate HeatRisk into the inland valleys on Wednesday, with locally major HeatRisk for the deserts. With the mid level moisture in place, some shower chances are in the forecast for Tuesday/Wednesday, but look to be fairly inconsequential. A shortwave rounding the western edge of the ridge on Tuesday passes west of our area, but could still provide enough synoptic support to generate elevated showers across the area. Any showers not over the mountains will likely be unable to overcome dry sub-cloud air and fall as virga, with little to no measurable precipitation in the mountains (where PoPs are 15-20%). More surface based showers will be possible in the mountains on Wednesday, but with the mid level moisture layer remaining fairly thin, shower/storm duration would likely be quite short as well. Still, a strike or two of lighting can't be ruled out. Ensembles continue to push a longwave trough into the Pacific Northwest for Thursday into Friday, which should help weaken the ridge and nudge it south/east as well as kick out the mid level moisture. This results in a cooling trend into the weekend with the marine layer deepening again. Temperatures return to near average for Thurs/Fri with the potential for afternoon highs 10 degrees or more below normal for the weekend. While there is some disagreement in the exact timing/depth of this trough in the ensemble spread, it appears strong enough to bring some elevated onshore wind gusts to the region this weekend, primarily in the mountains and deserts where gusts 30-50 mph (and locally higher) are possible. && .AVIATION... 221800Z...Coast/Valleys...Cigs expected to return 03-06Z Tuesday. Bases are expected to be 700-1200 ft MSL with KCRQ the most likely location for cigs under 1000 ft MSL. KSAN and KSNA have a 50% chance of cigs under 1000 ft MSL. Low clouds are expected to reach into the portions of the valleys, with only 40 percent chance of cigs at KONT. Areas of vis reductions down to 3-5 SM possible near higher coastal terrain and in the valleys on the edge of the cloud deck. Low clouds and vis reductions will clear 15-17Z Tue. Mountains/Deserts...VFR conditions expected into Tue with periods of high clouds AOA 15000 ft MSL after 19Z Tue. && .MARINE... No hazardous marine conditions are expected through Saturday. && .BEACHES... Another uptick in surf expected Tuesday through Thursday with the arrival of a 3 ft 15 to 18 second period south swell from 190 to 210 degrees. Surf of 4 to 6 ft expected. Strong rip currents expected through the week. && .SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...None. PZ...None. && PUBLIC...Munyan AVIATION/MARINE/BEACHES...CO
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.