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The Coastal Bulletin

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 · Coastal flooding · Catalina Island · Los Angeles County · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Ventura County

Minor coastal flooding along the California coast through Thursday

Published for Oct 26 · Until Oct 29, 1:00 PM

Coastal Flood Advisory from the National Weather Service, in effect for Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura County until Thursday 1:00 PM. Minor to moderate coastal flooding expected due to very high tides. Minor to moderate flooding of sea water is likely over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas, especially around the time of high tide,.

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From Nautical Nick dataSource: NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA

Community posts · Los Angeles County

1 post in the last 60 days

Wednesday, September 9th

Malibu

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!

Photo 1 of 1 posted with this report
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