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High Surf in Northern Monterey Bay, California
High Surf December 23, 2024 · Northern Monterey Bay, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Around 150 feet of the Santa Cruz wharf collapsed and fell into Monterey Bay. Three workers from the city of Santa Cruz were dropped into the water. Lifeguards rescued two of the workers, while the third was able to swim to shore.
The wider storm
Long duration high surf caused damage across Monterey Bay and resulted in numerous attempted water rescues on December 23. Around 1244 PST, around 150 feet of the Santa Cruz wharf collapsed and fell into Monterey Bay. Prior to 1300 PST, wave heights at buoy 46284 were building to around 18.7 feet with a dominant period of around 22 seconds. True wave direction was likely more westerly, but due to the location of the buoy, the wave direction read largely southwest.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222150. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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