Overview
- High-surf advisories cover Oregon, California and Washington, with peak impacts from Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning depending on location.
- Forecasters expect breaking waves up to about 25 to 26 feet, with rip currents, beach erosion and waves overtopping jetties.
- The National Weather Service warns that sneaker waves can follow up to 30 minutes of smaller surf, increasing the risk of sweeping people and debris into the ocean.
- Small-craft advisories advise inexperienced mariners and operators of smaller vessels to avoid navigating in hazardous seas generated by the swell.
- In the Bay Area, a high surf advisory runs from 1 a.m. Thursday to 10 p.m. Friday with 15 to 20 foot surf and strong rip currents.