WATCH: Astonishing video shows windsurfer crash into gray whale in San Francisco Bay

A windsurfer in San Francisco Bay was caught on camera colliding with a gray whale, resulting in a surprising encounter.

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Wild video shows the moment a windsurfer crashes right into a gray whale as it surfaces directly into his path. It happened in San Francisco Bay.The man topples off the board, and the sail collapses into the water, while the whale disappears back into the bay.The windsurfer appears stunned but unharmed by the incident.See the video in the media player at the top.

Wild video shows the moment a windsurfer crashes right into a gray whale as it surfaces directly into his path.

It happened in San Francisco Bay.

The man topples off the board, and the sail collapses into the water, while the whale disappears back into the bay.

The windsurfer appears stunned but unharmed by the incident.

See the video in the media player at the top.

Omaha, US

9:22 pm, Apr 25, 2026

61°F

Partly cloudy

68 %

1010 mb

7 mph

Wind Gust 14 mph

Clouds 75%

Visibility 10 mi

Sunrise 6:29 am

Sunset 8:15 pm

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