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What is happening on Southern California beaches right now. Official notices come from the National Weather Service, county health departments, ocean observing programs, and our own data. Community posts come from divers and swimmers who were standing there.

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Advisory · Storm runoff · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Ventura County · Channel Islands · Los Angeles County · Catalina Island · Orange County · San Diego

Rain advisories cover most Southern California beaches

Published for Oct 24 · Until Oct 27, 11:59 PM

Every beach in San Diego, Los Angeles and Ventura counties is under a rain advisory or closure, and all San Luis Obispo sites are posted. Bacteria peak near creek mouths and storm drains. Counties advise staying out of the water 72 hours after rain.

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From the editorial sweepSource: San Diego County Beach and Bay Program

Hazard: State of emergency: California is bracing for a record El Niño winter

Community posts · Los Angeles County

1 post in the last 60 days

Wednesday, September 9th

NauticalNickCaptain

MalibuShark sighting

Observed Sep 9 · Posted Sep 16 at 2:23 PM

A whale shark was spotted off of Malibu by @ryderdevoe on Instagram. It was far offshore, between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island. This El Niño is bringing all kinds of strange tropical sea creatures to SoCal!

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