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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
150 AM PDT MON OCT 20 2025
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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-
150 AM PDT MON OCT 20 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...THROUGH 8 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ANOTHER LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL ARRIVES
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY, WHICH MAY LEAD TO ANOTHER BEACH HAZARDS
STATEMENT OR HIGH SURF ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN OUT OF THE WATER TO AVOID HAZARDOUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS.
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