Full Notification

LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BEACHES ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...

A RELATIVELY LARGE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BRING LARGE SURF AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS TO THE CENTRAL COAST BEACHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SURF WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW 10 FEET BY THIS EVENING.

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-
1101 AM PDT THU MAY 7 2015

HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SURF...SURF OF 8 TO 10 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE LARGE SURF AND POWERFUL RIP CURRENTS WILL
PRODUCE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. PEOPLE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE WAVES CAN BE SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND INJURED. LARGE WAVES CAN SWEEP PEOPLE OFF OF JETTIES AND WAVES MAY WASH OVER SEA WALLS. BEACH EROSION IS EXPECTED AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

REMEMBER...IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE UNTIL YOU ARE FREE OF THE POWERFUL CURRENT. ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.