Beach hazards statement for Bay Area Shorelines from Wednesday to Friday – sneaker waves possible

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San Francisco County were placed under a beach hazards statement by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 7:55 p.m. The statement is valid from Wednesday 9 p.m. until Friday Jan. 30, at 9 a.m.

The NWS San Francisco CA said, “Long period westerly swell will result in strong rip currents, sneaker waves, and breaking waves...