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High Surf in San Francisco, California
High Surf May 8, 2025 · San Francisco, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
An ocean rescue was reported just after 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. A fully clothed man went into the Pacific Ocean after a dog and suddenly collapsed at the surfline. Two women reportedly pulled him out of the water and called 911. The man was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
The wider storm
An ocean rescue was reported just after 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. A fully clothed man went into the Pacific Ocean after a dog and suddenly collapsed at the surfline. Two women reportedly pulled him out of the water and called 911. The man was transported to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. At 2:00 PM, buoy 46237 reported a wave height of 5.6 feet, a dominant wave period of 13 seconds, an average period of 8.4 seconds, a mean wind direction of westerly, an air temperature of 52.3, and a water temperature of 55.2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1251410. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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