{"id":729,"date":"2024-01-06T16:08:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T21:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcallahan.net\/blog\/?p=729"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T15:30:01","slug":"big-waves-at-morro-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcallahan.net\/blog\/big-waves-at-morro-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Waves At Morro Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A storm out in the Pacific Ocean sent huge waves onto the California Coast. 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