SEAL BEACH — Video showed approximately a dozen people pushing a vehicle out of floodwaters in a Seal Beach parking lot on Saturday. By nighttime on Saturday, wet sand had spread across the Seal Beach boardwalk and flooding remained visible at homes along the shoreline.

Crews constructed a berm and pumped seawater back toward the ocean at Seal Beach. The 8th Street and 10th Street parking lots in Seal Beach are expected to remain closed through Wednesday.

A lifeguard rescue occurred in Manhattan Beach on Saturday with towering swells and powerful currents. Los Angeles County lifeguards anticipated more than 1,000 water rescues during the Labor Day weekend, compared to around 500 water rescues on a typical day.

Jake Miller, Los Angeles County Fire Department ocean lifeguard specialist, provided details on the expected wave conditions. "We’re expecting to see these elevated wave heights in the 3- to 5-foot range, with sets up to 6- to 8-feet up in some of our standout beaches up in Zuma Beach and Malibu," Miller said.

Lifeguards warned beachgoers to check conditions before entering the water and to recognize their own limits. Clifford Scarborough, a Seal Beach resident, expressed shock at the unusual wave heights.

"This is crazy. I’ve lived here for 20+ years, and usually we get like 1- to 2-foot waves. But when we get the storm to come in here, it’s like, crazy. We’re just not used to that." Scarborough said.

He added, "It just shows you how powerful it is. We have to respect nature."

The National Weather Service warned that large breaking waves could injure people, sweep beachgoers from rocks and beaches, and overturn small boats near shore. Low-lying coastal areas could see seawater flooding around high tide, particularly in Avalon, Long Beach’s Alamitos Peninsula, and the coastline from Oxnard to Malibu including Point Mugu.

The National Weather Service issued coastal flood, high surf, and small craft advisories, along with a beach hazards statement, for parts of Southern California through Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory and coastal flood advisory for portions of the Los Angeles County and Orange County coasts, which remained in effect until 11 p.m. Tuesday.

"There is an increased risk for ocean drowning," the National Weather Service said. There is a high risk of dangerous and potentially life-threatening rip currents along the Southern California coast through the Labor Day holiday on Monday.

Hurricane Marie is churning in the eastern Pacific off the coast of Baja California. Hurricane Marie is located roughly 700 miles from the southern tip of Baja California. Hurricane Marie is not expected to make landfall in California.

The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Marie is expected to weaken steadily and become a post-tropical remnant low by Wednesday. Hurricane Marie’s swells are expected to continue affecting Southern California for several days, potentially creating life-threatening surf and rip-current conditions.

Why It Matters

Hurricane Marie is a Category 5 Pacific hurricane in 2014. FEMA has issued 449 federal disaster declarations for flood incidents in California since the programme began.

What's New

On Saturday, high surf from Hurricane Marie flooded parking lots near the Seal Beach Pier in Seal Beach, California, with ocean water inundating low-lying areas and trapping vehicles, 7.com.

Los Angeles County lifeguards warned of high surf, rip currents, and increased rescues along the coast, and crews built a berm and pumped water back into the ocean as part of the cleanup effort, 7.com. Southern California is private university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How Sources Differ

Regarding Hurricane Marie, the National Weather Service advisory stated that Hurricane Marie generated powerful swells and dangerous rip currents along the Southern California coastline from Los Angeles County to Orange County.