Wave energy whipped up by former Hurricane Eugene has begun to roll ashore in San Diego County, where the surf is expected to be in the 3’ to 6’ range on Tuesday afternoon and evening, with sets to 7’, according to the National Weather Service.

The large surf will mostly be confined to south-facing beaches in North County, with Oceanside getting the biggest waves, the weather service says. Surfline.Com projects that the surf will be 1’ to 2’ smaller.

The elevated surf will last through Wednesday, when spots north of Encinitas get 4’ to 7’ waves, with occasional 8’ breakers, forecasters said.

The surf was generated by Eugene, which was a hurricane when he was churning south of the tip of Baja California. The system weakened as it moved to the north-northwest, and has been downgraded to a tropical storm.


The surf will produce dangerous rip currents along the entire coastline, leading the weather service to issue a beach hazard advisory. The advisory went into effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday and will last until 10 a.m. on Wednesday.


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