Beaches reopen after weekend holiday closures across Southern California
By Orange County on July 6, 2020
You may resume your sunbathing, relaxing on the sand and surfing some of the left over swell still lingering along the Southern California coastline.
After a short shutdown over the holiday weekend to keep crowds at bay, Los Angeles, Long Beach and Orange County beaches are back open as of Monday morning, July 6.
Boys create a human tower in the surf near the Seal Beach Pier in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020 after Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
With beaches closed for the Fourth of July holiday weekend many took to kayaking and paddle boarding in Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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With beaches closed for the Fourth of July holiday weekend many took to kayaking and paddle boarding in Huntington Harbour in Huntington Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teens play a game of chicken in the surf near the Seal Beach Pier in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020 after Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A body boarder runs up the shore to retrieve his board in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020. Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Light crowds enjoy a day at the beach near the Seal Beach Pier in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020 after Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teens play a game of chicken in the surf near the Seal Beach Pier in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020 after Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The sun glistens off the surface of the water as a bodyboarder waits for the next wave in Seal Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020 after Seal Beach reopened the beach after the 4th of July holiday closure. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A lifeguard shovels sand near the berm erected near the Wedge on Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach on Sunday, July 5, 2020. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
While most beaches were under a hard closure – with police, lifeguards and fencing keeping beachgoers away – some people found ways to enjoy the beach over the weekend, with San Clemente never shutting down and Seal Beach only closing on Saturday for the Fourth of July holiday before reopening at sunrise on Sunday.
If you do go to the beach, be warned there’s still plenty of swell with waves in the 3-foot to 5-foot range at some beaches, so beware of strong surf and rip currents and swim near a lifeguard. Also, a thick fog is blanketing the coast Monday morning, making it tough for lifeguards to see surfers and swimmers out in the water.
For experienced wave riders, enjoy it while you can. Waves ease up through the week to drop to 3-foot to 4-foot rides before decreasing in size even more to the 2-foot to 3-foot range by the end of the week and into next weekend.
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