At 9:25 a.m., agencies received reports of someone on the north side of the rock in Morro Bay, according to emergency scanner traffic. The rescue occurred during a high surf advisory, with waves ...

This type of wave is formed by several smaller waves that combine into one big wave, and it can hit after 10 to 20 minutes ... including over rocks and jetties. These waves can suddenly knock ...

The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories Thursday morning for large portions Northern California, with waves up to 30 feet high expected to hit portions of the coast until Sunday.