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Beach Hazards Statement 13, NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 4, 2026, 12:33 PM PDT for 6 counties in California. It took effect at Jun 5, 2026, 3:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 2026, 12:33 PM PDT (19:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2026, 3:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Counties City and County of San Francisco, CA, Marin County, CA, Monterey County, CA, San Mateo County, CA, Santa Cruz County, CA, Sonoma County, CA
The nearest sounding before it
Oakland, CA (KOAK), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 981 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
084 WHUS46 KMTR 041933 CFWMTR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Francisco CA 1233 PM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 CAZ006-505-509-529-530-051200- /O.NEW.KMTR.BH.S.0013.260605T1000Z-260606T1600Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- San Francisco Peninsula Coast-Northern Monterey Bay- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- 1233 PM PDT Thu Jun 4 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents due to long period southwesterly swell. * WHERE...Beaches along the Pacific Coast, especially southwest facing beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion can be expected. Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean. Monitor local weather, surf and tide forecasts at www.weather.gov/mtr. && $$
2 follow-up statements
969 WHUS46 KMTR 051249 CFWMTR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Francisco CA 549 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 CAZ006-505-509-529-530-061600- /O.CON.KMTR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-260606T1600Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- San Francisco Peninsula Coast-Northern Monterey Bay- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- 549 AM PDT Fri Jun 5 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents due to long period southwesterly swell. * WHERE...Beaches along the Pacific Coast, especially southwest facing beaches. * WHEN...From late tonight through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion can be expected. Sneaker waves can sweep across the shoreline without warning, pulling people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay off of jetties, piers, rocks, and other waterside infrastructure. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous surf and NEVER turn your back on the ocean. Monitor local weather, surf and tide forecasts at www.weather.gov/mtr. && $$
602 WHUS46 KMTR 061547 CFWMTR Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service San Francisco CA 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 6 2026 CAZ006-505-509-529-530-061700- /O.EXP.KMTR.BH.S.0013.000000T0000Z-260606T1600Z/ San Francisco- Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore- San Francisco Peninsula Coast-Northern Monterey Bay- Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast- 847 AM PDT Sat Jun 6 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... Conditions are gradually forecast to improve throughout the day and fall below criteria. However, it is always recommended to stay off jetties, piers, rocks and other waterside infrastructure. NEVER turn your back on the ocean! $$
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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.