Rip Current — San Francisco, California

2009-04-12 · San Francisco, California

Event narrative

Two men were in the surf about waist deep near stairway 24, just south of the Cliff House on Ocean Beach, San Francisco when a large wave knocked then off their feet and swept them away. The two men were caught in a rip current and only one of them survived.

Wider weather episode

A rip current at Ocean Beach caught two men off guard resulting in one man's death.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 167427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.