From the National Weather Service
…BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
* WHAT…INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONGER THAN USUAL RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED.
* WHERE…COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST, SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, SAN FRANCISCO AND NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY COUNTIES.
* WHEN…FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…SNEAKER WAVES CAN KNOCK UNSUSPECTING BEACH GOERS OVER AND INTO THE SEA. RIP CURRENTS CAN PULL SWIMMERS AND SURFERS OUT TO SEA.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON POTENTIAL BEACH CLOSURES. STEEP BEACHES WILL HAVE A HIGHER RISK OF SNEAKER WAVE AND RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY WITH GREATER WAVE RUN- UP ONTO BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. &&
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…INCREASING RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS FROM COASTAL SONOMA COUNTY TO COASTAL MONTEREY COUNTY ON FRIDAY… A LONG PERIOD WEST SWELL WILL IMPACT THE COASTLINE FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING. ENERGETIC SWELL PERIODS OF 17 TO 20 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PACIFIC COASTLINE. THE OCEAN MAY SEEM RELATIVELY CALM FOR PERIODS OF TIMES WITH INFREQUENT LARGER WAVES CAPABLE OF KNOCKING UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE INTO THE OCEAN. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITIES ON POTENTIAL BEACH CLOSURES.
