Surfers take to the water as big waves hit the shore in Seal Beach, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)

High surf rolls past the Capitola Wharf, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Capitola, Calif. (AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)

Caution tape closes Capitola Beach due to high surf on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Capitola, Calif. (AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)

Police officers, right, look for building remnants on Seabright State Beach during high surf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Surfers take to the water as big waves hit the shore in Seal Beach, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)

Spectators look out at a closed Santa Cruz wharf after the pier partially collapsed and fell into the ocean on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Santa Cruz, Calif. (AP Photo/Martha Mendoza)

The remnants of a restaurant float at the head of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Damage is seen on the end of Santa Cruz Wharf during high surf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Spectators watch high surf roll in near the Capitola Wharf, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Capitola, Calif. (AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)

A street is closed due to high surf conditions near Capitola Beach, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Capitola, Calif. (AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)

A person takes a photo of high surf near the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)

Surfers take to the water as big waves hit the shore in Seal Beach, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)