573  
WHUS46 KMTR 181123  
CFWMTR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  
423 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-182200-  
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0014.000000T0000Z-251019T0600Z/  
SAN FRANCISCO-  
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-  
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-  
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-  
423 AM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...A LONG PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL RESULT IN AN  
INCREASED RISK FOR SNEAKER WAVES AND RIP CURRENTS.  
 
* WHERE...SAN FRANCISCO, COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES  
NATIONAL SEASHORE, SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST, NORTHERN  
MONTEREY BAY AND SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...NOW THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...SNEAKER WAVES CAN UNEXPECTEDLY RUN SIGNIFICANTLY  
FARTHER UP THE BEACH THAN NORMAL, INCLUDING OVER ROCKS AND  
JETTIES. RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER  
IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES, INLETS, AND PIERS. SWIMMERS SHOULD  
ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab CA Page
Main Text Page