Beach Hazards Statement issued October 9 at 12:00PM PDT until October 12 at 5:00PM PDT by NWS Eureka CA

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* WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...From late Saturday night 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.

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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
2026-10-09T12:00:00-07:00
message id
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8e77c805b72a3ba597e28567477acec31769e0a.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
freshness minutes
60
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