Most dangerous beaches in Southern California revealed after summer swell hell
A severe summer swell and heatwave in July triggered a surge of ocean rescues along Southern California’s coastline. Lifeguard teams in several counties recorded hundreds of rescues, many involving rip current extractions. The California Post analyzed the data to identify the most dangerous beaches based on rescue frequency and conditions.
- ▪San Diego lifeguards performed 107 water rescues at Windansea Beach in a single day during the July heatwave.
- ▪Newport Beach lifeguards conducted 100 rescues on one Sunday, including a multi‑victim rip current rescue.
- ▪San Clemente State Beach lifeguards logged over 451 rescues, with roughly 96% involving rip current extractions.
- ▪City of Huntington lifeguards reported 719 rescues, prompting increased staffing and deployment of rescue boats and jetskis.
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Lifestyle Most dangerous beaches in Southern California revealed after summer swell hell By Rebecca Borg Published Aug. 11, 2026, 2:14 p.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google A cocktail of treacherous swells, hurricane surf, and unpredictable sneaker waves battered the Southern California coastline last month, triggering thousands of unprecedented rescues.
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