High tides, big waves and Santa Ana winds to hit Malibu Play

Very high tides driven by an El Niño-swollen ocean level will top out during the late morning, and big waves are going to slam Malibu over the next two and three days.

Tuesday will see 25 mph Santa Ana winds coming out of the mountains.

The waves and coastal erosion Monday and Tuesday will be a little less than what we got from Hurricane Marie earlier this month, but the coastline has already been pounded by high surf and there is still the possibility of more erosion.

Monday's high tide is at 7.2 feet above low tide level at 11:28 a.m. Tuesday's high tide is at 11:01 a.m. at 7.3 feet. Wednesday's is at 11:40 a.m. at 7.2 feet.

Sunday at high tide we observed small surf, so there was no major flooding, but we did see sand erosion continuing at the Sunset Restaurant on Westward Beach Road.

County Beaches and Harbors heavy equipment has been pulled out. It's not clear if they're done extending the rock revetment or if they just took the heavy equipment to high ground during the waves.

The Santa Ana winds, mostly Tuesday, are predicted to pick up at around 25 mph. Edison is not warning of any intentional power outages.

Getting back to the hurricanes: Polo is heading out toward El Paso, Texas, now, crossing the Baja Peninsula as a category three storm. Odalys, the other hurricane, has made a U-turn and is falling apart in the Pacific.

The next storm is Hurricane Rachel. It could become a category two hurricane by the time it enters our swell window early next week. The potential surf or coastal flood impacts from Rachel probably would occur after next Monday.