Rip Current — San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California

2019-04-18 · San Francisco Peninsula Coast, California

Event narrative

An 18 year old was last seen just after 3 pm PDT. boogie boarding in the water at Poplar Beach near Half Moon Bay by two friends who said he was unresponsive. They tried to help him out of the water, but they ended up needing to be rescued as well. Search was called off after 3 hours due to poor visibility. Nearby coastal buoy 26 reported 7 foot waves at 15 seconds https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/paddle-boarder-missing-poplar-beach-search-rescue-13779353.php.

Wider weather episode

An 18 year old was last seen just after 3 p.m. boogie boarding in the water at Poplar Beach near Half Moon Bay by two friends who said he was unresponsive. They tried to help him out of the water, but they ended up needing to be rescued as well. Search was called off after 3 hours due to poor visibility. Nearby coastal buoy 26 reported 7 foot waves at 15 seconds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 812914. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.