High Surf Hits Dana Point Shores: Advisory

DANA POINT, CA — Look alive, Dana Point— a High Surf Advisory was issued for your town.

The advisory was issued early Monday morning due to large breaking waves of four to seven feet with sets up to eight feet, according to the National Weather Service.

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The surf advisory impacts San Diego and Orange County coastal areas, according to the service.

"High risk of rip currents exists with high surf and strong longshore currents are expected on west-facing beaches," the service said in a statement. "High tides will generally be at or below 5.5 feet, but localized areas of beach erosion and minor tidal overflow may occur with the high surf."

According to KTLA, the high surf has already had extreme ramifications — lifeguards in Newport Beach made about 100 rescues amid the dangerous conditions Monday.

"Our lifeguards were very busy. They were rescuing a lot of people," Newport Beach Fire Department Chief Lifeguard Brian O'Rourke told KTLA. "Yesterday it was really crowded. It was hot down at the beach, so it's a great day to get out here and enjoy the surf, but you have to use caution."

The High Surf Advisory will remain in effect until Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said.

The advisory comes after a young girl died after being swept away by the tides in Laguna Beach in June.

The girl was with her mother and a sibling when a powerful wave swept the trio into the ocean from the shoreline near Treasure Island Beach.

"Based on preliminary information, a mother and her two children were swept into the ocean by powerful water conditions while near the shoreline," Laguna Beach Marine Safety officials said in a news release.

Good samaritans entered the dangerous surf and rescued the mother and one child.

The girl's body was found near Christmas Cove, roughly a quarter-mile north of Treasure Island Beach, The Orange County Register reported.