High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- February 20, 10:00 PM PST to February 22, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, February 20 to 22, 2000
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along the Central and Southern California coasts. North of Point Conception, widespread surf of 12 to 15 feet with local sets to 20 feet was reported.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 and Southern California coasts. North of Point Conception, widespread surf of 12 to 15 feet with local sets to 20 feet was reported. South of Point Conception, widespread surf of 6 to 10 feet was reported.
Event by event
4 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- February 20, 10:00 PM PST to February 22, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, X S Ventura
- When
- February 20, 10:00 PM PST to February 22, 9:00 PM PST
- Where
- X S Ventura forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, X Se Los Angeles
- When
- February 20, 10:00 PM PST to February 22, 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
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 22, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 20, 2000
- Flood in Ohio, February 20 to 23, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in California, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 20 to 26, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 20 to 21, 2000
- Flood in Kentucky, February 20 to 23, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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: 5131524, 5131525, 5131526, 5131772.