A Great White Splashes a Surfer at Oceano, and Swims Off

A white shark estimated at 12 to 15 feet long swam within feet of surfers near Pier Avenue in Oceano, San Luis Obispo County, on Wednesday morning, October 28, then flicked its tail, splashed surfer Joel Hendrix and swam away, leaving everyone unharmed, Surfer magazine reports from drone video and the San Luis Obispo Tribune. Fall is a busy season for adult white sharks along the Central Coast. If you see one or a beach posts a warning, get out of the water calmly, tell a lifeguard if one is on duty, and give the area time; many California beaches post shark advisories for several days after a sighting.