Balboa Pier
Fishing pier in Newport Beach, CaliforniaWikipedia
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Oct 13, 2026
Dan AshleyHOST
ABC7 Eyewitness News reporter, Bianco Buono, has the latest now from Orange County
Bianca BonoCORRESPONDENT
CountyToday at high tide, a 23-foot berm at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, serving as a buffer between strong surf and the peninsula.
speaker_6UNKNOWN
It's a lot of work.
speaker_6UNKNOWN
I've actually, I'm a contractor in Utah.
Jovana LaraHOST
Orange County reporter Bianca Bono is there live.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
Mark and Jovana, following the dramatic flooding that we saw on the Balboa Peninsula on Friday, the city closed down its piers, including the Balboa Pier, which we are standing on right now, as well as The Wedge, for safety reasons.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
The good news is that these areas made it through this morning's high tide unscathed, so all of these areas have been reopened as of this afternoon.
speaker_7CORRESPONDENT
And the city is really crediting the berms that they built for that, including this one you're looking at here.
Riley CarrollCORRESPONDENT
People who have lived here for decades tell me they have never seen this beach look like this.
Riley CarrollCORRESPONDENT
We are standing on the Balboa Pier right now, and you can see the work the city has been doing in an effort to prevent flooding on the peninsula like we saw here on Friday.
Riley CarrollCORRESPONDENT
They have built these massive berms as tall as the pier in some areas.
Riley CarrollCORRESPONDENT
High tide was just about an hour ago, and so far they have done their job.
Georgia RiosGUEST
And so once we declared that local emergency, we were able to bring in an extensive amount of machinery and more staffing.
Georgia RiosGUEST
So throughout the weekend day and throughout the night, we have had teams work around the hour building up our burns at some points near our Balboa Pier.
Georgia RiosGUEST
We have a burn that's about 23 feet high.
Georgia RiosGUEST
And so that's what we've been doing.
Michael MonksHOST
That's Merrill.
Michael MonksHOST
Newport and Balboa Piers and The Wedge.
Michael MonksHOST
They've been reopened.
Michael MonksHOST
following those closures over the weekend.
Liz NagyHOST
where you can see powerful surf and rain.
Liz NagyHOST
The Newport Pier, Balboa Pier and the Wedge all remain closed after ocean water flooded parts of the Balboa Peninsula earlier today.
Liz NagyHOST
Officials say the biggest concern tonight is tomorrow morning when large swells, strong winds and high tides could combine to create very dangerous conditions.
Liz NagyHOST
The city is also reminding people to stay off the protective sand berms built to help keep floodwaters back.
speaker_2HOST
Newport Beach declared a local emergency to access additional resources while crews rebuilt protective berms, operated pumps, and opened tide valves.
speaker_2HOST
As of Sunday afternoon, Newport Pier, Balboa Pier and the Balboa parking lot and the Wedge remain temporarily closed.
speaker_2HOST
City advisory urged people to stay out of the ocean because of dangerous surf and rip currents to keep off the sand berms so the barriers could not be weakened and to give heavy equipment space to work.
speaker_2HOST
A coastal flood warning was scheduled to expire at 3 p.m. Sunday, after which a coastal flood advisory was expected to remain in effect until Tuesday afternoon for minor flooding possible during high tides.
Tim Conway Jr.HOST
That is synonymous with disaster in this country.
Tim Conway Jr.HOST
Uh, so that'll be Balboa Pier tonight, 9:20, reaching five feet.
Tim Conway Jr.HOST
And again, you can add because of Rachel and our boy Kelvin.
Tim Conway Jr.HOST
Let's move on to Huntington Beach.
Neil SaavedraGUEST
Yeah.
Sheron BellioPANELIST
It was north of Balboa Pier.
Neil SaavedraGUEST
Thank you to Cole.
Neil SaavedraGUEST
Crazy video.
speaker_11SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Can you tell us what-
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Did the flooding came by the Balboa Pier like it did a few years ago?
speaker_6SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It did, but it was not as bad as it was in 2020.
speaker_9SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay, so those berms helped, right?
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