Beach Hazards Statement issued October 10 at 10:13PM PDT until October 12 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Eureka CA
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* WHAT...A very long period westerly swell will increase the threat of sneaker waves. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM PDT Sunday through Monday afternoon. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- CA, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Coastal Del Norte; Northern Coastal Humboldt; Southwestern Humboldt; Coastal Mendocino
- event
- Beach Hazards Statement
- onset
- 2026-10-11T04:00:00-07:00
- states
- ["CA"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-10T22:13:00-07:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d67e1908ce8c6deb331dd3eec33519e988b52cb9.001.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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