Dec 30, 2023
A strong, long-period swell from the west-northwest arrived in Southern California on December 27-28th, and persisted through the 30th. This led to the development of very large breaking wave heights, especially at the beaches of Southern California. High tides each morning also led to instances of coastal flooding, mainly on lower-lying beach boardwalks and parking lots.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1152663). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County Coastal County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.