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High Surf — Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore, California

May 1, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

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Area

Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National Seashore

Event narrative (NOAA)

A 55-year old man was last seen with a surfboard around 10AM at Drakes Beach off of Point Reyes National Seashore. His surfboard was found washed ashore at Drakes Beach at approximately 1:00PM with 9-1-1 first called at approximately 2:36PM. First responders shortly began the search and a Search and Rescue Team was dispatched. A search and rescue spot forecast was requested at 5:15PM and completed at approximately 5:28PM. Search and Rescue teams located the body at 5:33PM in the ocean approximately 2.5 miles northwest of the Drakes Beach Parking Area. The surfer was pronounced deceased at 5:35PM and identified. Local buoy data from Buoy 46013 reported sustained winds between 20-25 knots and gusts between 30-40 knots between 9AM to 5PM on 1 May. Wave heights were reported to be between 9 to

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.