Heat wave hits SoCal

A surfer catches a wind-swept wave amid 104-degree temperatures in Huntington Beach on Tuesday.

Jim Dodd of Huntington Beach relaxes in the shade under the Huntington Beach Pier as a surfer heads across the beach after riding large Santa Ana wind-swept waves amid 104-degree temperatures in Huntington Beach on Tuesday.

Chris Waring of Seal Beach rides a Santa Ana wind-swept wave with his son, Noah Waring, amid 104-degree temperatures in Huntington Beach on Tuesday.

A woman uses a towel for shade while relaxing at the Huntington Beach Pier.

Otis Jewell-Busche, 2, of Atwater Village cools off in Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles.

Johnny Griffin of Long Beach takes in the cool ocean breeze while playing guitar next to the Seal Beach Pier.

Nova Burrows, 7, cools off in a fountain in downtown L.A.’s Grand Park.

Los Angeles city and county firefighters work to put out a brush fire at the Hansen Dam Recreation Area in Pacoima.

Los Angeles city firefighter Tony Acevedo puts water on a brush fire along the Woodley Ave. exit from the 118 freeway in Granada Hills.

A pedestrian walking by Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles uses an umbrella for shade during the October heat wave.

Tuan Nguyen of Long Beach shoots a video of Tony Tave of Los Angeles performing aerial tricks at Hollenbeck Skate Park in Los Angeles.

Magic, a Staffordshire terrier-pitbull mix, cools off in a puddle of water during a visit to Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park in Encino.

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Moreno Valley. Officials warn of “the most dangerous fire weather conditions that southwest Cakifrnia has seen” in years.

A firefighter keeps watch on a wildfire burning behind homes at Poorman’s Reservoir in Moreno Valley.

Joseph Neksalyan of Tarzana finds a shady spot to relax during a visit to Sepulveda Basin Off-Leash Dog Park in Encino.

George Adjikian, 8 months, and his cousin Abraham Daglian, 4 months, prepare to have their photograph taken by their mothers during a visit to the pumpkin patch at Tapia Brothers Farm in Encino.

With the air already warm, a surfer rides a wave at Surfrider Beach in Malibu on Monday morning.

The hot sun reflects off the water as a surfer walks along Surfrider Beach in Malibu on Monday morning. The heat on Monday and Tuesday is expected to flirt with temperature records in places across California.