Already-battered coastal communities in the Southland are bracing for yet another round of high surf, but this time, thanks to the Hunter’s Moon.
A coastal flood advisory for Los Angeles and Ventura counties and a coastal flood warning for Orange County will go into effect at 5 a.m. Sunday for the region’s beaches, with forecasters warning of possible record high tides.
High tides between 7.5 and 8 feet are expected during the morning hours Sunday through Thursday over all coastal areas, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said Monday through Wednesday’s tides could challenge the current record of 7.93 feet set in San Pedro on Jan. 10, 2005. Records go back to 1924.
The coastal flood advisory runs from 5 a.m. Sunday to 1 p.m. Thursday, and applies to Los Angeles and Orange County beaches.
“It’s going to be a pretty busy season in terms of the El Niño pattern here,” NBC4 Meteorologist Shanna Mendiola said. “It’s not a guarantee, but those types of storms that we saw could continue, especially at the coast where we’re seeing concerns for that high tide.”
The Hunter’s Moon, which is expected to peak Sunday Night, is to blame for the high surf.
“Now, the gravitational pull from the moon is going to enhance what we’re going to see at the coast,” Mendiola said. “So those high tides, we’re expecting the rise in the level of water is all due to that as well as the fact that water is very, very warm due to El Niño.”
Areas of Long Beach, Malibu and Newport Beach have already seen substantial damage to homes from high surf in recent weeks.
At the same time, warmer weather is expected to prevail in the Southland early next week, with daytime highs mostly in the mid- to upper 70s.
By mid-week, however, cooler conditions will follow with growing potential for a significant storm system toward the end of next week.
This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As OC braces for King Tides next week, Metrolink to suspend service in the area | 0 | 8.06 | 22-10-2026 |
| 2 | SoCal coastal cities race to protect homes ahead of high tides | 0 | 9.58 | 23-10-2026 |
| 3 | OC’s Biggest Headlines as Coast Grapples With Coastal Erosion Ahead of El Niño | 0 | 30.56 | 18-09-2026 |
| 4 | Newport Beach Looks to Bolster Flood Protection After Balboa Island Flooding | 0 | 28.79 | 15-10-2026 |
| 5 | Coastal Erosion Partially Shuts Down PCH in Laguna Beach | 0 | 30.11 | 14-10-2026 |
| 6 | Seal Beach Prepares for Super El Niño | 0 | 27.87 | 17-09-2026 |
| 7 | Transportation Authority to Get Sand to OC Beaches After El Niño Passes Next Year | 0 | 31.01 | 13-10-2026 |
| 8 | Powerful Waves Batter Long Beach Beachfront Homes, Causing Flooding and Erosion | 0 | 13.63 | 12-10-2026 |
| 9 | Powerful gust of wind in San Clemente determined to be straight-line winds, not tornado | 0 | 6.3 | 22-10-2026 |
| 10 | El Niño locks in, with impacts to hurricane season and South Florida weather likely | 0 | 6.06 | 10-07-2026 |