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High Surf in San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California
High Surf December 8, 2020 · San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
The buoy at Half Moon Bay reported swells of 15 to 20 feet at periods of 17 to 19 seconds.
The wider storm
A very large long period northwest swell train arrived in early December to the coastline with buoys reporting swells in excess of 20 feet. Mavericks saw breaking waves in the surf zone of approximately 40 feet. Large powerful waves knocked boats loose and damaged docks near Santa Cruz. Multiple water rescues were reported up and down the coast with one assumed fatality.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 927851. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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