Posted on 12/29/2023 2:31:55 PM PST by Libloather
Million-dollar homes along the Malibu coastline are being slammed by huge waves as a relentless coastal storm continued to bash California on Friday.
Extraordinarily large waves, generated by powerful swells from Pacific storms caused pier closures early Friday morning and warnings from first responders.
Powerful surf was seen crashing against beachfront homes in Malibu, where emergency sand barriers have been constructed in an effort to limit the damage to the expensive properties.
The exclusive coastline is a property hotspot for celebrities including Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton and Kanye West.
Conditions are moderately better than Thursday, which saw a large rogue wave sweep a beach in Ventura, but the National Weather Service expects bigger waves on Saturday and has issued a high surf and coastal flood advisory that will remain in effect through Monday.
Seal Beach Pier was closed for precautionary measures Friday morning, as well as piers in Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County were also shut.
Increased lifeguard staffing has been put in place up and down the Southern California coast from Ventura County to San Diego County.
The Los Angeles-area weather office wrote that powerful cyclones over northern Pacific waters were sending 12- to 17-foot swells, creating 'tremendous wave energy across coastal waters.'
At some points along California, breaking waves were predicted to reach 25 feet.
Astronomical high tides were adding to a significant risk of more coastal flooding, forecasters said.
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I was going to say give me two, even after the storm.
Who’s claiming this is climate change result?
The waves at Malibu, not the high tide backwash.
And I should care because?????????
A tsunami wave out on the ocean is less than a foot.
It’s when it rolls up the shore that height amplifies.
Regular waves are not that different depending on the shore profile.
Anybody else have trouble with Daily Mail links. It takes forever to come up and then it has trouble moving down page. When I see a post is from Daily Mail, I’ve started passing it up, even though I might be interested.
Chers is on a hill
Still OK to go skeet surfing?
“Million dollar homes”? Pretty sure a mill is chump change there.
Too bad so sad.
Fwiw Redondo Beach pier was open yesterday . Waves occasionally went over the nearby breakwater. Beautiful but crisp day.
I lived in duplex on beach in Venice. Wonder if it’d been water swamped? It was by the boardwalk.
I spent some time at Redondo Beach a few years ago. The better surfers all knew when the ideal big rollers were coming in. If there is a bunch of wind blown choppy water, that is no good.
The wave did a lot damage and was dangerous to anyone caught in it!
https://twitter.com/TheShopEth/status/1740855753530093753
Still OK to go skeet surfing?
California tumbles into the sea
I haven’t had this problem. It sounds like a browser problem, maybe try another browser and see what happens.
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