High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- November 19, 12:00 PM PST to November 20, 8:30 PM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, November 19 to 20, 1999
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along the Central Coast of California. Surf of 10 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 Central Coast of California. Surf of 10 to 12 feet was reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- November 19, 12:00 PM PST to November 20, 8:30 PM 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
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5723310, 5723311.