High Surf — San Francisco, California
2025-05-08 · San Francisco, California
Event narrative
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.
Wider weather episode
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_id 1251410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.