Huge waves up to 6 meters high crashed into the seawall and swept away, injuring many people in the coastal area of Pierpont in Ventura Beach, California on December 28. Nearly 20 people were swept away by the huge waves and 8 people were hospitalized with injuries.
A surfer at Mavericks Beach in California on December 28.
According to CNN, authorities have issued warnings of dangerously high sea levels on most coastal routes in California.
Huge waves hit the coastal area in Santa Cruz County, California on December 28.
Big waves at El Porto beach in California on December 29
Dangerous waves continued to hit the shore on December 29, forcing some areas to close their beaches. All beaches in Ventura County are closed through December 31 as waves as high as 15 to 20 feet are expected along the coasts of central and southern California.
Excavators are brought in to clear mud and trees washed away by waves in Santa Cruz, California on December 28.
"This is expected to be an exceptionally high wave and coastal flooding event that has not occurred in many years," the Los Angeles weather service warned.
A concrete bench was also washed away by waves at Marina Park Beach in Ventura County on December 29.
The National Weather Service (NWS) posted a high surf and coastal flood warning for most of the California coast, from San Diego to the San Francisco Bay area, with waves as high as 40 feet possible.
A surfer at Mavericks Beach on December 28.
The agency explained that the phenomenon was caused by storms in the Pacific Ocean , coinciding with unusually high tides called king tides.
People banned from Ventura beach
While residents braced for large waves that threatened to damage homes and boats, others donned their swimsuits and went surfing. "We've pulled people out of the water. Mother Nature is way stronger than we thought," Kenny Powell, a 64-year-old Ventura resident and avid surfer, told Reuters.
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