As I live on a mountain peak overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, there were hundreds standing on my street waiting for a giant wave to strike the next morning. At 8:25 am, a series of lazy two foot high tidal bores rolled into San Francisco Bay, clearly visible with a telescope. Nearby Santa Cruz harbor fared less well with a seven foot surge, major damage, and 30 boats sunk. The rotten mooring lines on the old boats snapped, freeing them to smash into the new ones.