We can see the Pacific Ocean from our house. We aren't close but have a great view and can hear the surf. We can estimate our beach walking risk level before we leave the house.
Today the surf is so wild that the beach we usually walk is under water. The ocean has breached the dunes and gone into the pastures at at least three places.
Easily thirty five foot waves reaching the dunes.
Even though we won't risk going down on the beach we took a drive to Table Bluff near Loleta California to get a closer look.
There are surf warnings that not everyone is heeding. I worried for the people venturing onto the dunes. There were more than a few of them with kids and dogs.
Yikes.
We stayed on the high ground and enjoyed the show.
Amazing.