Hurricane swells can be fickle and difficult to predict, but use caution at the coast, officials said, it could get a beating. Wave may reach 20 feet at the Wedge.
While it’s still unknown exactly how the approaching Hurricane Hillary will act when it reaches Southern California –– lifeguards and coastal public works departments are preparing for the beach to get battered, just in case.
As a precaution, a junior ranger program scheduled for Monday has been canceled and if lightning comes within 10 miles of the coast, beaches will be closed, he said. Authorities will also be watching beach erosion levels at Crystal Cove and Capistrano Beach to Doheny State Beach, where sand has been hauled in recently to try and shore up the beach.
Workers build a berm near the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, CA on Friday, August 18, 2023. Cities along the coast were preparing for potential high surf as the effects of Hurricane Hilary move north. A bodyboarder rides a wave at the Wedge in Newport Beach, CA on Friday, August 18, 2023. Cities along the coast were preparing for potential high surf as the effects of Hurricane Hilary move north.
Workers build a berm near the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, CA on Friday, August 18, 2023. Cities along the coast were preparing for potential high surf as the effects of Hurricane Hilary move north. Newport Beach Lifeguard Chief Brian O’Rourke said berms have been shored up near the Balboa Pier and, while the storm is still unstable and is still unfolding, there will definitely be impacts along the coast. The same was done in Long Beach and Seal Beach and other areas of concern along the coast.
Sometimes, they turn out to be duds, fizzing out before they get into the Southern California swell window. But there’s other times they roar in, producing massive waves that batter the beach and coastline, giving thrills to big-wave riders who live for such days, but also having potential to cause flooding, damage piers and parking lots or chomp away valuable sand.
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