# High Surf Advisory: Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-18 01:24 ingested 2026-07-18 15:06

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

High Surf Advisory — Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet with dangerous rip
currents.

* WHERE...Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Sunday to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large
breaking waves can cause injury, wash people off beaches and
rocks, and capsize small boats near shore.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest surf will be focused across south
facing beaches due to a southerly swell produced by Tropical
Storm Elida.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.