High Surf, X S Santa Barbara
- When
- December 22, 9:00 PM PST to December 23, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- X S Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, December 22 to 23, 2000
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along west facing beaches of Southern California. Widespread surf of 7 to 9 feet with local sets to 12 feet was reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 west facing beaches of Southern California. Widespread surf of 7 to 9 feet with local sets to 12 feet was reported.
Event by event
3 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, X S Ventura
- When
- December 22, 9:00 PM PST to December 23, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- X S Ventura forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, X Se Los Angeles
- When
- December 22, 9:00 PM PST to December 23, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- X Se Los Angeles 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
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 22, 2000
- Cold in South Carolina, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, December 22 to 23, 2000
- High Surf in California, December 22 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maryland, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 22 to 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, December 22, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2000
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: 5165388, 5165389, 5165390.