The National Weather Service is warning people in coastal areas to be on the alert and avoid low-lying or danger-prone areas close to the sea
Multiple freak waves, or what many are calling a ‘mini tsunami’ event, hit several coastal towns in California Thursday and Friday, with one particular big wall of water having left eight people hospitalized.
“Overall, this is expected to be an exceptional high-surf and coastal flooding event that has not occurred in many years,” the weather service in Los Angeles warned amid a number of local beach evacuation orders being issued to prevent onlookers and bystanders from getting swept away. But this is exactly what happened in Southern California’s Ventura County, when a wave inundated an entire street at Pierpont Beach where some twenty people had been lingering, stunning footage of which has since gone viral…
Wave hits Pierpont in Ventura, California injuring 8. Video: Colin Hoag pic.twitter.com/IT8yhaRqPA
— News Now 24? (@GlobalNewsNow24) December 29, 2023
“We put evacuation warnings into place around 8 a.m. this morning for this area and, as you can see, these waves are incredibly powerful,” a statement by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office indicated.
“They’re washing logs up here. A lot of debris, a lot of driftwood. So we’ve been asking people to avoid the direct coastal area,” the statement added, after in some cases waves in the Santa Cruz area were recorded at up to 28 to 33 feet high.
Local authorities have continued urging that people avoid the Ventura Pier and beach areas, having imposed beach closures, while additionally emergency crews have worked around-the-clock to erect additional protective beach barriers to prevent more flooding.
Another angle to the Ventura Pier incident:
#HighSurf – Watch when a rogue wave hits the beach at the end of Seward Ave in the City of Ventura. This occurred during the high surf advisory at high tide. Because of this wave eight people were transported to local hospitals. Currently the beaches are closed in Ventura County… pic.twitter.com/VlRlgRLhpn
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) December 29, 2023
Coastal flood and high surf warnings have been issued at various places along the coast from San Diego to Los Angeles and beyond San Francisco.
Another instance of massive waves caught on film saw a wall of water overtake the Capitola Pier and flooded local businesses at the base of the pier situated on the shoreline.
This aerial video captured yesterday of waves crashing against the pier, still in a state of repair from last winter, and the iconic Venetian Village condos in #Capitola Village is wild. Poor Capitola keeps getting hammered by nature.
?source: TikTok/kingzony pic.twitter.com/0WyxDtE7rF
— joeflorez (@JAndrewFlorezII) December 29, 2023
The incredibly high surf is expected to continue though Saturday night. “Waves as high as telephone poles – about 40 feet – could slam into San Francisco through Friday morning,” CNN noted.
Coastal homes hit by large swells…
Aerial footage of massive swell hitting Stinson Beach in West Marin. pic.twitter.com/X54nqw1s5f
— The West Marin Feed (@WestMarinFeed) December 28, 2023
“Fifteen- to 20-foot waves are expected along the central and Southern California coasts through Saturday evening,” the report added.
Cities along the California coast are warning residents that the rough waters caused by a Pacific storm this week can quickly turn into dangerous waves. pic.twitter.com/RNJrlqUGSG
— ABC News (@ABC) December 29, 2023
The National Weather Service is warning people in coastal areas to be on the alert and avoid low-lying or danger-prone areas close to the sea. “Large breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats near shore,” an alert message said.
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