Southern California Weather: Heat Builds, Surf Declines, and Coastal Hazards

Weekend Warming Trend

• ☀️ Southern California is entering a warming and drying phase through the weekend.
• 💨 This is due to strengthening offshore winds under a building ridge of high pressure.

Surf Conditions

• 🌊 Larger swells have been impacting Central California, particularly Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, with overhead waves.
• 📉 However, the surf is beginning to decline, with waves expected to be almost nonexistent in certain areas by Saturday morning.
• 📏 By Saturday morning, surf is predicted to be 2 to 4 feet in Los Angeles County and 1 to 3 feet in Orange County.

Coastal Hazards

• ⚠️ High surf advisories and beach hazard statements are in effect until early Saturday morning.
• ⚠️ Coastal flood advisories are also being monitored due to king tides, though these are expected to be short-lived, concluding by 2 PM today.
• 🌊 Breakers up to 8-12 feet have been observed in Ventura over the past couple of days.