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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
1208 AM PST WED FEB 4 2026
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SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
1208 AM PST WED FEB 4 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 AM PST
THURSDAY THROUGH 4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST FRIDAY TO 9
PM PST SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, AN INCREASED RISK OF
SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS WITH BREAKING WAVES OF 14
TO 19 FEET EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, LARGE BREAKING
WAVES OF 17 TO 22 FEET, WITH A CONTINUING INCREASED RISK OF
SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...PACIFIC COAST BEACHES.
* WHEN...FOR THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT, FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY, FROM
4 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS SWIMMING AND SURFING CONDITIONS AND
LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED. SNEAKER WAVES CAN
SWEEP ACROSS THE SHORELINE WITHOUT WARNING, PULLING PEOPLE
INTO THE SEA FROM ROCKS, JETTIES AND BEACHES. LARGE BREAKING
WAVES CAN OVERPOWER SWIMMERS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL
INJURY AND INCREASE THE RISK OF DROWNING. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST ALONG THE SHORELINE. HAZARDS INCLUDE SNEAKER
WAVES, STRONG RIP CURRENTS, AND LARGE BREAKING WAVES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER DUE TO DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS.
STAY OFF OF JETTIES, PIERS, ROCKS, AND OTHER WATERSIDE
INFRASTRUCTURE. REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SURF
AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN. MONITOR LOCAL WEATHER,
SURF AND TIDE FORECASTS AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MTR.
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