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The Guardian - US
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Lois Beckett

California residents urged to avoid ocean as high surf pounds coastline

White waves crashing on rocky shore beneath urban street.
Municipal pier in Pacifica, California, on 22 December 2024. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

California residents are being warned to stay off wharves, piers and other waterside structures as 20-30ft waves are expected to batter the northern Pacific coast for the rest of the week.

The National Weather Service advisory comes after a 150ft section of the wharf in Santa Cruz collapsed amid high waves on Monday, and storm debris was blamed for the death of a Santa Cruz county man on a beach in Watsonville.

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