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CFWMTR
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO CA
445 AM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026
CAZ006-505-509-529-530-022200-
/O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0008.260502T1800Z-260504T0600Z/
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-
SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
445 AM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...AN INCOMING LONG-PERIOD NORTHWESTERLY SWELL WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF SNEAKER WAVES AND STRONG RIP CURRENTS.
* WHERE...BEACHES ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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