"It is generating extremely dangerous conditions at beaches," said Rose Schoenfeld, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard. "This is the highest surf we've had in the last year. It's definitely more like once every few years."
Officials also warned people to be wary of "sneaker waves," much like the one that caught Ventura beachgoers by surprise this week. The powerful waves are created by larger-than-average swells that can suddenly and without warning surge much farther inland than expected, breaking over rocks and lifting logs or driftwood onto the beach with deadly force.
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