NOAA Storm Events · 2025

High Surf

Direct deaths

2.4% of all recorded 2025 hazard deaths · 13 injuries

Reported property damage

$573,500

+ $4,000 crop · NOAA estimate, not insured loss

Reach

9 states

53 events recorded

Read this as one year, not history. These are NOAA's 2025 figures — a single, volatile year (a major event in another year would change them sharply). Deaths are NOAA "direct" deaths only — indirect deaths (e.g. a heart attack while clearing storm debris) are excluded.

Where high surf took the most lives in 2025

Highest recorded direct-death toll by state. This reflects 2025 events, not a state's standing risk.

StateDeathsProperty damage

CALIFORNIA 6 —

ILLINOIS 3 —

AMERICAN SAMOA 2 $30,000

PUERTO RICO 2 $3,500

HAWAII 1 $530,000

MINNESOTA 1 —

MAINE 0 $10,000

OREGON 0 —

INDIANA 0 —

What these figures mean

RECORDED — the death, injury, and damage counts are NOAA Storm Events records of 2025 events, summed across states.
CONTEXT — one volatile year; direct deaths only; damage is NOAA's estimate, not insured loss. Past toll is not a forecast of your risk.

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This is the past toll — not your risk

Where high surf killed people in 2025 is not where it will next, and a national count says nothing about your home. For your exposure, see your state and county risk profiles; for warnings, the National Weather Service. Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.