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Beach Hazards Statement 8, NWS Eureka, CA
NWS Eureka, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Apr 30, 2026, 11:15 PM PDT for Del Norte County, Humboldt County, Mendocino County, California. It took effect at May 2, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2026, 11:15 PM PDT (06:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Eureka, CA
Counties Del Norte County, CA, Humboldt County, CA, Mendocino County, CA
The radar
The Eureka (Bunker Hill) radar (KBHX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 210 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3137 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
530 WHUS46 KEKA 010615 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1115 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-020615- /O.NEW.KEKA.BH.S.0008.260503T0600Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 1115 PM PDT Thu Apr 30 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
5 follow-up statements
594 WHUS46 KEKA 012233 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 333 PM PDT Fri May 1 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-020645- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.260503T0600Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 333 PM PDT Fri May 1 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
278 WHUS46 KEKA 020604 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1104 PM PDT Fri May 1 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-030615- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.260503T0600Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 1104 PM PDT Fri May 1 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
608 WHUS46 KEKA 030610 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1110 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-031600- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 1110 PM PDT Sat May 2 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
562 WHUS46 KEKA 032157 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 257 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-040600- /O.CON.KEKA.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 257 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Increased threat of sneaker waves expected. * WHERE...Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. . * IMPACTS...Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone caught underneath. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Don't be fooled by an ocean that looks calm. There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes. Avoid rocks and jetties. Avoid steep beaches. Stay much farther back from the water and never turn your back on the ocean. && $$
467 WHUS46 KEKA 040558 CFWEKA Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Eureka CA 1058 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026 CAZ101-103-104-109-040700- /O.EXP.KEKA.BH.S.0008.000000T0000Z-260504T0600Z/ Coastal Del Norte-Northern Coastal Humboldt-Southwestern Humboldt- Coastal Mendocino- 1058 PM PDT Sun May 3 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.