High Surf, X W San Luis Obispo
- When
- October 29, 3:00 AM PST to October 30, 8:00 PM PST
- Where
- X W San Luis Obispo forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Surf in California, October 29 to 30, 2000
Large northwest swells generated heavy surf along the Central Coast. Widespread surf of 10 to 12 feet with local sets to 15 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 swells generated heavy surf along the Central Coast. Widespread surf of 10 to 12 feet with local sets to 15 feet was reported.
Event by event
2 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
High Surf, W Santa Barbara
- When
- October 29, 3:00 AM PST to 8:00 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, October 29, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, October 29 to 30, 2000
- Tornado in Nebraska, October 29, 2000
- Winter Weather in Vermont, October 29, 2000
- Hail in California, October 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, October 29 to 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, October 29 to 30, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, October 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161370, 5161371.