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I'll start with "We're fine," but the dog and I just had a terrifying experience.

My entire life I've heard about "sneaker waves," waves that are unpredictable and out of nowhere and I think I just experienced one???

Zora and I were walking on the beach in Pacifica. And I have a VERY HEALTHY fear of the ocean; my grandmother lived on Stinson Beach -- front yard was the beach -- and that was drilled into me.

I never turn my back on the ocean. I constantly watch for how far up the water comes. I have been to this beach dozens of times and know what it looks like at low tide and high tide.

Zora and I were walking, out of reach of where the water was coming up to, and a wave came out of nowhere and knocked me completely over. I think it was only a couple seconds but it felt like longer. When I could stand up, I saw Zora had been knocked over too but managed to find her feet and run away from the water.

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