Starting today and building up in height through Thursday, the Eureka office of the National Weather Service is warning that “large, steep” waves will be washing up local beaches and over jetties this week.
According to NWS, the waves will begin building 17 to 20 feet today and should reach up to 25 feet by Wednesday, heights which are expected to continue for another day.
The NWS warns folks to “stay back from the surf and off of jetties and rocks.”
For weather information visit www.weather.gov/eka/marine. For buoy observations check www.ndbc.noaa.gov/.
This article appears in Top 10 Stories of 2019.
