High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- January 30, 4:30 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, January 30 to 31, 2000
Large northwest swell, generated by a powerful Pacific storm, produced heavy surf along west facing beaches of Central and Southern California. North of Point Conception, widespread surf of 10 to 13 feet with local breakers to 15 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 by a powerful Pacific storm, produced heavy surf along west facing beaches of Central and Southern California. North of Point Conception, widespread surf of 10 to 13 feet with local breakers to 15 feet was reported. South of Point Conception, widespread surf of 6 to 9 feet with local breakers to 12 feet was reported.
Event by event
4 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- January 30, 4:30 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- W Santa Barbara forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, X S Ventura
- When
- January 30, 4:30 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 PM PST
- Where
- X S Ventura forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf, X Se Los Angeles
- When
- January 30, 4:30 AM PST to January 31, 11:00 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 Oklahoma, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, January 30, 2000
- Winter Weather in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 30 to 31, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Maryland, January 30, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New Jersey, January 30 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, January 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: 5127372, 5127373, 5127374, 5127375.