Man, girl swept into ocean from Half Moon Bay beach

A Coast Guard air and boat crew searched for a 54year-old man off the coast of Half Moon Bay late Saturday.

The man and a 5-yearold girl were swept off Martins Beach by a wave, the Coast Guard reported, but a San Mateo County fire crew rescued the girl and took her to a nearby hospital.

The National Weather Service had issued a warning about the increased risk of dangerous rip currents and sneaker waves on some Bay Area shorelines through 8 a.m. Sunday.

“Stay out of the water today,” NWS Bay Area posted Saturday on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Long period swell and big tidal swings means a lot of water will be moving at the coast and in the Bay. Enjoy from a safe distance and keep our rescue swimmers safe.”

Also Saturday, a crew from the San Francisco Fire Department rescued a surfer and a commercial vessel from San Francisco Bay in separate incidents.

A San Francisco Fire Department crew also rescued a sailboat that had become stranded in the bay amid heavy waves Saturday evening. Three people were on board, and no one was injured.

The National Weather Service warned of “astronomical high tides” and freezing weather in the Bay Area on Sunday.

Loren Elliott/Special to the Chronicle A rescue crew works at Martins Beach in Half Moon Bay after a 5-year-old girl and 54-year-old man were swept into the ocean Saturday. The girl was rescued, but the man remains missing.