High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- May 8, 2:30 AM PST to May 9, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, May 8 to 9, 1999
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along the coasts of San Luis Obispo and western Santa Barbara counties. Widespread surf of 8 to 12 feet was reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LOX wrote it up.
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along the coasts of San Luis Obispo and western Santa Barbara counties. Widespread surf of 8 to 12 feet was reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- May 8, 2:30 AM PST to May 9, 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- High Surf
- Large waves breaking on the shore that caused damage, erosion or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, May 8, 1999
- Cold in Oregon, May 8 to 9, 1999
- Flood in Illinois, May 8 to 10, 1999
- Hail in Pennsylvania, May 8, 1999
- Dust Devil in Washington, May 8, 1999
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, May 8, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 8, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 8, 1999
- Hail in Florida, May 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Pennsylvania, May 8, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, May 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5696370, 5696371.