High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- February 5, 6:00 PM PST to February 7, 5:30 AM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, February 5 to 7, 2000
Large northwest swell generated heavy surf along the Central Coast of California. Widespread surf of 10 to 14 feet with local sets to 16 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. Widespread surf of 10 to 14 feet with local sets to 16 feet was reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- February 5, 6:00 PM PST to February 7, 5:30 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
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: 5131503, 5131504.