High surf and strong rip current in SoCal raise risk of flooding and hazardous swim conditions

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Set us as preferred Coastal flooding and rip current risks remain a concern for Los Angeles and San Diego county beaches through Tuesday with a second uptick of high tides and strong surf expected later this week, according to meteorologists.But the potential good news, forecasters say, is that areas that endured severe flooding and other coastal impacts, such as Malibu and Long Beach, aren’t at risk for another deluge.A coastal flood advisory is in effect until noon Tuesday for Los Angeles County beaches, including off the shores of Malibu and Catalina, with an anticipated elevated surf of 4 to 6 feet.

High tides are projected to peak at 7 feet during the morning hours through Tuesday.This combination of high tides and high surf will bring hazardous swimming conditions along with dangerous conditions on rock jetties and a moderate risk of coastal flooding.“With this situation, compared to the previous events we’ve had over the last couple of months, this one’s targeting more of the west facing beaches because we have a northwest swell.Even so, we’ll still have elevated tides,” said Devin Black, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Oxnard office.

Shallow flooding should be expected, especially for low-lying walkways, but it will be less severe, forecasters say.Black said the tides won’t be as high as the previous record-breaking tides from two weeks ago that flooded streets from Newport Beach to Long Beach, resulting in a lower risk of coastal impacts.

San Diego County west-facing beaches are seeing elevated surf as well, much of it beginning Saturday.“We’re already seeing a pretty good amount of rip currents and rescues yesterday, which you can imagine a combination of a warm beach day and those high surf conditions you’d have a lot of people in the water,” said Sebastian Westerink, meteo...