It’s been a week of powerful waves and dangerous surf in the Bay Area. Saturday was no different. A High Surf Advisory is in effect for the coast, impacting beaches from Santa Cruz north to Bodega Bay.
Surf was up at Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday–way up.
“It’s been big, a lot of power in the water. A huge swell came in a few days before Christmas,” said surfer Jesse Moreno.
Moreno was debating about getting wet but Matt Schneider was all in.
“It’s not that big. Like something out there, but it’s fine. High tide, it feels good to get wet,” Schneider said.
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The High Surf Advisory for the coast is coming with a friendly warning. With swells this high, the fire department says the safest way to experience all this is from a distance.
“We’re asking this weekend, during the high surf warning, don’t make us come and get you,” said SFFD Captain Justin Schorr.
Schorr says waves are breaking between 15 and 25 feet near Ocean Beach.