Homeowners were scrambling to place sandbags and take other precautions Monday morning as high surf threatened to flood residences along the Los Angele and Orange county shorelines.
Video from NewsChopper4 showed residents with shovels filling sandbags to protect homes from waves crashing against a flood wall in front of the beachfront residences in Long Beach. The high surf was among the effects of Tropical Storm Marie hundreds of miles off the California coast.
Flooding was reported Sunday at parking lots in Seal Beach and Zuma Beach, and flowing into homes and streets in Long Beach.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued an ocean water quality rain advisory for all LA County beaches until at least 2 p.m. Wednesday. Beach users were cautioned to avoid water contact for at least 72 hours after rainfall.
Officials had already urged inexperienced swimmers to stay out of the water due to the rip currents.
A high surf advisory and coastal flood advisory will be in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesday for portions of the Los Angeles County and Orange County coasts. Large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet for south and southwestern-facing beaches and 4 to 7 feet for west-facing beaches are expected, with strong and dangerous rip and longshore currents.
Rain diminishes ahead of a warm and humid week. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Monday Sept. 7, 2026.
High tides will also increase through early in the week and were expected to exceed 7 feet by Monday. The combination of elevated tides and the south swell will create a moderate risk of coastal flooding in some areas.
The Sunday storm also brought hours of steady rain to the region for the first measurable rainfall in month. Records included .68 inches of rain at Long Beach Airport, breaking the old record of .12 inches set on Sept. 6, 1971.
Marie is forecast to track northwest while remaining well off the California coast.