The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory and authorities were warning beachgoers to avoid the potentially dangerous conditions.
The advisory is in effect from from 4 a.m. Wednesday through 9 a.m. Friday for San Diego and Orange counties. High surf is expected in most areas, with sets up to 15 feet on west-facing beaches, according to the weather service.
Costal flooding is possible during the astronomical high tides early Wednesday through Thursday afternoon, the weather service reported. In San Diego County, the areas most vulnerable to flooding are between Camp Pendleton and Leucadia in Encinitas, between Cardiff and Del Mar, from Mission Beach to Ocean Beach, and from the Silver Strand south to the mouth of the Tijuana River.
Editor: Here are high tides at OB for next 4 days – Wednesday January 13 to Saturday January 16:
- Wed Jan 13th: high tides at 8:51 am (+6.5 feet) and 11:16 pm (+5 feet);
- Thursday Jan 14th: high tides at 9:31 am (+6 1/3 feet) and 11:47 pm (almost 5 feet);
- Friday Jan 15th: high tides at 10:08 am (+6.2 feet) and 15 minutes past midnight (close to + 5 feet);
- Saturday Jan 16th: just past midnight (again close to 5 ft) and again at 10:43 am (almost + six feet).
Okay, well, OB used to have pig farms.
From the wave height, swell and tide charts I read seems most will hit north of here, but it gives the media something to talk about. We should get some swells WNW head high to overhead ( 6 – 10 ft ), but the extra high tide takes some energy out of the waves. All in all looks like some fun is on the way.
jettyboy – what time will the high tides be at the coast?
wow, you have piggies in OB? or is the tide gonna get so high it reaches my neck of the woods?
HIGH TIDES : Wed Jan 13th: high tides at 8:51 am (+6.5 feet) and 11:16 pm (+5 feet);
Thursday Jan 14th: high tides at 9:31 am (+6 1/3 feet) and 11:47 pm (almost 5 feet);
Friday Jan 15th: high tides at 10:08 am (+6.2 feet) and 15 minutes past midnight (close to 5 feet);
Saturday Jan 16th: just past midnight (again close to 5 ft) and again at 10:43 am (almost six feet).
Well now that Newport has SIGNS we all will know which way to RUN if flooding does happen……
But those are Tsunami signs! There are no flood evacuation routes!! We’re all gonna die!!!
anybody see the mention in the UT about the Japanese tourists laughing at the Tsunami signs? they thought the signs were silly.
That is hilarious
For folks that appreciate a graphical representation of the tides, Divebums (Ed Parnell and John H. Moore) has created a PDF calendar for 2010 available at: which includes moon phases as well as holidays.
very cool, rak. i’ll have to print that one out for the wall.
Nice Pic. I guess Sanders does surf.
What…..no people on the news from the Rag interviewing peoples flooded homes in OB. I’m sure this is all the City’s fault as well for not having mobile pumping stations. It was bound to happen….I guess all of the dog beach duplexes will be up for sale next week! Bring on the beach front property!!!
When one of those two-units comes up on Spray street I’m on it like stink on shit! 2/1 for Mom and Dad, and with the 1/1 street-facing unit it’ll be great for my daughter as a teenager…until she realizes Ma and Pa can bust down the door into her kitchen at whim…
welcome to lisanob’s neighborhood, boy & girls
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i thought you could
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