421  
WHUS46 KMTR 112001  
CFWMTR  
 
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA  
1201 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-120600-  
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0003.260112T0000Z-260113T0300Z/  
SAN FRANCISCO-  
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-  
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-  
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-  
1201 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS  
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED WITH INCREASED RISK  
FOR RIP CURRENTS, SNEAKER WAVES, AND LARGER SHORE BREAK.  
 
* WHERE...PACIFIC COAST FROM SONOMA COUNTY TO MONTEREY COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ALONG THE SHORELINE.  
HAZARDS INCLUDE SNEAKER WAVES, STRONG RIP CURRENTS, AND LARGE  
BREAKING WAVES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A HEIGHTENED RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES.  
STAY OFF THE ROCKS AND NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE OCEAN!  
 
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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