Beach hazards statement in place for Bay Area Shorelines until early Friday morning

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 are under a beach hazards statement which was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 8:22 p.m. The statement is in effect until Friday Feb. 6, at 4 a.m.

The NWS San Francisco CA said, “An increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents with breaking waves of 14 to 19 feet expected.”