California, 2017Rip Current in California, October 29, 2017
October 29, 2017 · NWS MTR · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A long period northwesterly swell came through bringing periods of 18-21 seconds and swell heights up to 13 feet as well as increased rip current activity.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A long period northwesterly swell came through bringing periods of 18-21 seconds and swell heights up to 13 feet as well as increased rip current activity.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 28, 7:28 PM PST, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 28, 7:28 PM PST, 6 hours 2 minutes before
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</html>Rip Current, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast
- When
- October 29, 1:30 AM PST to 2:30 AM PST
- Where
- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 36.240, -121.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One person was successfully rescued from Monestary Beach.
- Rip Current
- A narrow, fast current flowing away from the beach that caused a drowning or rescue.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flooding and High Wind in Massachusetts, October 29 to 30, 2017$347,000 · 81 kt wind · 27 events
- High Wind in New York, October 29 to 30, 2017$800,000 · 65 kt wind · 5 events
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, October 29 to 30, 2017$150,000 · 3 events
- Strong Wind in New York, October 29 to 30, 2017$150,000 · 3 events
- High Wind in Connecticut, October 29 to 30, 2017$100,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 29 to 30, 2017$100,000 · 2 events
- Flood and High Wind in Rhode Island, October 29 to 30, 2017$63,000 · 62 kt wind · 9 events
- Flash Flood and High Wind in New York, October 29 to 30, 2017$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 29 events
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, October 29, 2017$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Flood and Strong Wind in Connecticut, October 29 to 30, 2017$21,000 · 3 events
- Flooding in New Jersey, October 29 to 30, 2017$160 · 9 events
- Winter Weather and Strong Wind in North Carolina, October 29 to 30, 2017$5,000 · 7 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 722268.