At bonny doon, actually not very close to san francisco
Yep. These waves are all up and down the coast of California. My wife and I were in Pacifica just south of SF, watching the waves crash over the sea walls, just a few miles from where we live. The pier was gated and locked, because waves were crashing over the pier perhaps 20 or more feet from the ocean. Tourists were walking and gawking at the waves crashing up and over the sea wall, drenching the street nearby. Very mesmerizing. Very noisy both from incoming and outgoing water. And the sprays of water created large mist clouds when they hit the sea wall. Absolutely beautiful. And very dangerous. There were warnings about the undertow, but some families were still cavorting on the beach and running away from incoming waves. Not something I would do with kids!