Dangerous waves are expected to break in the Bay Area on Thursday, the Coast Guard and the National Weather Service warned, and beach goers should remember to stay a safe distance back. Pete Suratos reports.
Dangerous waves are expected to break in the Bay Area on Thursday, the Coast Guard and the National Weather Service warned, and beach goers should remember to stay a safe distance back.
The coastal hazard was issued on Thursday at 6 a.m. through Friday at 5 a.m. stretching from the Point Reyes National Seashore to the San Francisco Peninsula Coast, down to Big Sur.
NBC Bay Area meteorologist Rob Mayeda said the sneaker wave threat will be highest just after high tide around 1:10 p.m.
Sneaker waves can pull people into the sea, which is why authorities reminded the public not to turn their backs on the ocean. Fishermen, the Coast Guard said, whould avoid fishing from rocks or jetties.
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