Police in Marina said that another man went missing Monday after he was swept out to sea by the high surf at Marina State Beach. Authorities have been limited to a land-based search for the man because the water has been too rough. Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was […]
Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was destroyed by powerful waves on Monday.
(Santa Cruz Fire Department)
A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Municipal Pier of Pacifica, California, United States on December 22, 2024.
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The turbulent Pacific Ocean, which is being churned up by a series of atmospheric rivers that have brought rounds of precipitation and high winds to the West Coast, took out a chunk of the Santa Cruz Pier on Monday.
Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was destroyed by powerful waves on Monday.
(Santa Cruz Fire Department)
Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was destroyed by powerful waves on Monday.
(Santa Cruz Fire Department)
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A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Municipal Pier of Pacifica, California, United States on December 22, 2024 as coastal flood and high surf warning issued in San Francisco, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast Counties. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)
(Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu )![Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was destroyed by powerful waves on Monday.]()
Part of the Santa Cruz Wharf floating in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.
(Santa Cruz Police Department)![Officials conduct rescues after a portion of the Santa Cruz wharf was destroyed by powerful waves on Monday.]()
Dangerous surf washed away a 150-foot chunk of the Santa Cruz wharf. The extreme waves and coastal flooding are forecast to continue for all of the Pacific Coast through Tuesday.![A view of big waves in Pacific Ocean at Municipal Pier of Pacifica, California, United States on December 22, 2024 as coastal flood and high surf warning issued in San Francisco, Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast Counties.]()
A man died at Sunset State Beach after he became trapped under debris, according to FOX 2 San Francisco. Bystanders freed the man, but he later died at a hospital.![Part of the Santa Cruz Wharf floating in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024.]()
High Surf Warnings and Advisories have again been issued along the Pacific Coast of the U.S., with Northern California’s alerts extending until at least Sunday.Christmas Day has provided a bit of improvement along the Northern California coast, but forecasters said the respite will be short-lived.MARINA, Calif. – Rescuers continue to search for a man who was swept out to sea when rough surf hammered the Northern California coast earlier this week even as more powerful waves are set to hit the same area again.
The surf alerts that are in effect along the West Coast of the U.S.
(FOX Weather)
Part of the Santa Cruz Wharf floating in the Pacific Ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. 
Dangerous surf washed away a 150-foot chunk of the Santa Cruz wharf. The extreme waves and coastal flooding are forecast to continue for all of the Pacific Coast through Tuesday.
A man died at 
High Surf Warnings and Advisories have again been issued along the Pacific Coast of the U.S., with Northern California’s alerts extending until at least Sunday.Christmas Day has provided a bit of improvement along the Northern California coast, but forecasters said the respite will be short-lived.MARINA, Calif. – Rescuers continue to search for a man who was swept out to sea when rough surf hammered the Northern 
