Huge waves pause, then return to smash Bay Area coast through Saturday morning

A fierce and persistent storm 800 miles off the California coast is continuing to churn water to dangerous levels across the Pacific Ocean – generating surf that will ease on Christmas Day but return to dangerous heights on Thursday through the weekend.

Dry skies are predicted on Wednesday following a turbulent storm that pounded the coast with massive waves on Monday and Tuesday. But some rain will return on Wednesday night, especially along the coast and North Bay, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Gass.