NewsLa OpiniónOctober 25, 2026Los Angeles County
Record high tides threaten already battered Southern California coastlines with floods
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The National Weather Service placed Orange County under a coastal flood warning starting at 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, with Los Angeles and Ventura counties under advisories as tides threaten to break records dating back to 1924. Forecasters warn that coastal waters could reach between 7.5 and 8 feet from Sunday morning through Thursday afternoon, driven by the Hunter's Moon rather than tropical storms.
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Coastal residents across Southern California face shallow flooding in beach parking lots, boardwalks, and bike lanes, compounding infrastructure damage left by recent tropical storms in areas like Long Beach.
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locationNewport Beach“Faced strong swells from recent Pacific hurricanes and tropical storms.”locationcondado de Orange“Subject to coastal flood warnings starting Sunday morning.”locationSan Pedro“Registered a previous water level record of 7.93 feet in January 2005.”locationMalibu“Faced strong swells from recent Pacific hurricanes and tropical storms.”locationLos Ángeles“Subject to coastal flood advisories alongside Ventura.”OrganizationServicio Meteorológico Nacional“Warned of record-breaking high tides driven by the Hunter's Moon.”locationVentura“Subject to coastal flood advisories alongside Los Angeles.”locationLong Beach“Previously faced severe infrastructure damage and red-tagged homes from storm Ra”