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At the famous Mavericks Beach surf spot, big waves thundering into the California coastline on Thursday attracted surfers and spectators alike to the legendary break 25 miles south of San Francisco.
A large wave crashes over the rocks as viewed from the Redondo Beach Pier. A high surf warning and a coastal flood warning were issued by the National Weather Service for all Los Angeles County ...
High surf warnings will be in effect through Saturday night for the Southern California region. Along with the high surf advisory for Los Angeles-area beaches, the weather service issued a coastal ...
Its latest high surf warning will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday. “Large waves can sweep across the beach without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches,” the weather service said in a Christmas Eve bulletin.
The National Weather Service on Christmas Eve warned of dangerous, large-breaking waves of up to 35 feet (10.7 meters). Its latest high surf warning expired at 6 p.m. “Large waves can sweep across the beach without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches,” the weather service said in a Christmas Eve bulletin.
Mavericks is a surfing location in northern California outside Pillar Point Harbor, just north of the town of Half Moon Bay at the village of Princeton-by-the-Sea. After a strong winter storm in the northern Pacific Ocean , waves can routinely crest at over 25 ft (8 m) and top out at over 60 ft (18 m).
In 1992, it started distributing surf reports via fax and pagers, before moving on to internet-based services. [12] [14] [16] In 1995 Surfline became an online service, offering live video streams of surf breaks in addition to written surf reports. [6] [17] The first live camera feed was created in 1996 at Huntington Beach.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service's San Francisco office said dangerous and life-threatening beach conditions are forecast and issued a High Surf Warning that remains in effect until 6 ...