Higher-than-average tides and elevated surf will create a potential for minor flooding in some low-lying coastal areas of Orange and San Diego counties this week, the National Weather Service advised Monday.
From early Tuesday through Thursday evening, the ocean conditions could generate flooding of such low-lying areas as beach parking lots, adjacent streets and, possibly, structures, according to the federal agency.
Over the period, midmorning high tides are expected to reach about 7 feet, and wave sets up to 6 feet will be likely, forecasters reported.
An NWS coastal-flood advisory will be in effect from 5 a.m. Tuesday to 9 p.m. Thursday for low-loying beaches, including Sunset Beach and Seal Beach in Orange County, and Oceanside, Cardiff, La Jolla and Imperial Beach in the San Diego area.
The tidal warnings were apparently not foreseen by the 1980 rock star Blondie in her hit, “The Tide is High.”
— Wire Reports