More Dangerous Waves to Batter California Coast

The highest waves are expected in the northern and central coasts. Inexperienced swimmers are advised to stay clear.
More Dangerous Waves to Batter California Coast
The collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Dec. 23, 2024. Daniel Dreifuss/AFP via Getty Images
Dylan Morgan
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Multiple high surf advisory warnings were issued on Thursday and Friday morning up and down the California coast amid dangerously high surf and storms.

The worst of the waves would be the 20- to 30-footers along the Northern and Central California coast—Coastal North Bay, San Francisco, Monterey Bay, and Big Sur—lasting until 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

Dylan Morgan
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Dylan is a reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and covers California news.
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