Bay Area beach towns suffered heavy damage Thursday from high waves and storm surge that devastated the coastline.
Beach streets around Santa Cruz are littered with debris, flooded and broken by large waves…
The city closed St. Croix Marina, Main Beach and Cowell Beach due to high waves and damage.
At Santa Cruz’s Rio del Mar State Beach, the sand was littered with logs and spectators sat on perches to watch Mother Nature in action….
Also, St. West Cliff on St. Croix is ​​also closed between Columbia and David Way…. The famous road is still being repaired after last year’s hurricanes….
Meanwhile, in Pacifica, a pair of crab fishermen arrived at Lindamar Beach and turned around to go home. …
“Obviously that’s not going to happen,” Paul Gonzalez said. “But the pier is closed. These waves are ridiculous./” ….
Steve Ramirez sighed and said. “I’m just going to pack my bags.” ….
Large waves wreak havoc along the coast Thursday, December 28, as powerful waves crashed into the seawall in Pacifica, California, leaving several people drenched and tumbling….
Footage of this moment, filmed by Antonio Maffei, shows people being swept underwater, noticing the wave too late to escape….
The National Weather Service and local authorities urged people to stay away from the coastline…. Debris on the streets was so heavy that road crews used plows to clear the scenic Highway 1 south of San Francisco.
Other sections of the road were too buried to be cleared.
Authorities have issued evacuation orders for several coastal communities in northern and central California.

High surf warnings and advisories are in effect for the entire California coast as waves are expected to reach up to 40 feet….

Water poured into the Pacific Breeze Hotel parking lot and rolled high along the pier… Crowds gathered to watch, and many had to flee screaming into the sea overlooking the unexpected terrain…
Some of those escaping were wet up to their knees….

As of Thursday afternoon, Bay Area marine buoy reports showed waves just below 30 feet both on the Sonoma County coast and in Monterey Bay.
A massive low-pressure system in the Pacific Ocean is pushing swarms of waves toward the California coast….
The National Weather Service said buoys in Bodega Bay recorded waves as high as 28 feet Thursday morning, close to the previous record of 31 feet seen during a January storm earlier this year. … Early this morning, the Stinson Beach Fire Department issued evacuation orders for several areas due to high waves, winds and surf, advising people can find temporary safety shelter at the Stinson Beach Community Center….

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