Beach Hazards Statement

NWS Eureka CA · US

Updated

This event was updated at 2026-10-13 04:34:00 UTC.

Details

Beach Hazards Statement Now In Effect Through This Evening

Event: Beach Hazards Statement
Issued: 2026-10-12 10:02:00 UTC
Onset: 2026-10-12 10:02:00 UTC
Message expires: 2026-10-13 05:00:00 UTC
Expected end: 2026-10-13 05:00:00 UTC
Category: Meteorological
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Response: Avoid

Description

What

A very long period westerly swell will increase the threat of sneaker waves.

Where

Coastal Del Norte, Northern Coastal Humboldt, Southwestern Humboldt and Coastal Mendocino Counties.

When

Through this evening. The risk will increase as winds weaken.

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.

Instructions

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.

Affected areas

Coastal Del Norte
Northern Coastal Humboldt
Southwestern Humboldt
Coastal Mendocino

Public contact

Issuer: NWS Eureka CA
Website: http://www.weather.gov

Message record

Received: 2026-10-12 10:02:19 UTC
Issue to receipt: ~19s
CAP status: Actual
CAP message type: Update
Lifecycle: Updated
Source: NWWS-OI
Feed: NWWS
Recovered: No

CAP routing and identity

ULID: 01M4QS0A95BCJ0T6WHA09PNAY7
Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8336439f6b603e00f86237c06abd2312d110f3f0.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Scope: Public
CAP source: 211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes: IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office: NWS Eureka CA
AWIPS ID: CAPEKA
NWWS sequence: nwws_processor.7014
WMO heading: XOUS56
WMO data type: CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography: United States (US)
WMO bulletin number: 56

References

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.bfa28061bf7867b6329ae365a69d80f8e04c80cd.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-12 05:54:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d67e1908ce8c6deb331dd3eec33519e988b52cb9.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-11 05:13:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ddd11cf9338b24774e5f84e0ce5c72dc6907098.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-10 05:07:00 UTC

Identifier: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8e77c805b72a3ba597e28567477acec31769e0a.001.1
Sender: [email protected]
Sent: 2026-10-09 19:00:00 UTC

Event codes

Name	Value
SAME	NWS
NationalWeatherService	BHS

Parameters

Name	Value
AWIPSidentifier	CFWEKA
WMOidentifier	WHUS46 KEKA 121002
NWSheadline	BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNEL	EAS
BLOCKCHANNEL	NWEM
VTEC	/O.EXT.KEKA.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-261013T0500Z/
eventEndingTime	2026-10-12T22:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNEL	CMAS
expiredReferences	[email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d67e1908ce8c6deb331dd3eec33519e988b52cb9.001.1,2026-10-10T22:13:00-07:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ddd11cf9338b24774e5f84e0ce5c72dc6907098.001.1,2026-10-09T22:07:00-07:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8e77c805b72a3ba597e28567477acec31769e0a.001.1,2026-10-09T12:00:00-07:00

Locations

Location data

Coastal Del Norte
Northern Coastal Humboldt
Southwestern Humboldt
Coastal Mendocino

Name	Value
SAME	006015
SAME	006023
SAME	006045
UGC	CAZ101
UGC	CAZ103
UGC	CAZ104
UGC	CAZ109