487  
WHUS46 KMTR 182134  
CFWMTR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  
234 PM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-190600-  
/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-  
234 PM PDT SAT OCT 18 2025  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT 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...UNTIL 11 PM PDT 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
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