See it: Monster great white shark splashes California surfers as it lurks just feet away
According to NOAA, great whites can grow up to around 20 feet long and weigh more than 4,000 pounds.
Watch: Massive great white shark splashes California surfers
A large great white shark splashed surfers in Pismo Beach, California, on Oct. 28, 2026.
THE TAKEAWAY
- A massive shark swam directly at surfers off California's Central Coast.
- Along the Pacific coast of North America, the great white shark’s range extends from Alaska to Mexico.
- There have been less than 250 shark bites in California since 1950, according to the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife.
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — A massive shark spooked surfers off Pismo Beach along California's Central Coast Wednesday when it swam close enough to splash one surfer.
Video shared with FOX Weather showed the large shark swimming directly at a man on a longboard before darting away and splashing him.
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A large great white shark splashed surfers in Pismo Beach, California, on Oct. 28, 2026.
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The person who took the video, identified the predator as a great white shark.
According to NOAA, great whites can grow up to around 20 feet long, weigh more than 4,000 pounds and prefer a water temperature range between 50 and 80 degrees.
Pismo Beach's tourism website lists great white's as one of several species that frequent the region.
A large great white shark splashed surfers in Pismo Beach, California, on Oct. 28, 2026.
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The great white's range extends from Alaska to Mexico along the Pacific coast and is found up and down the Eastern Seaboard, the Gulf and the Caribbean in the Atlantic Basin.
A great white was captured leaping out of the water, just 150 miles south, off Marina, California, a little more than a week ago.
Watch: Massive shark leaps out of California waters
A huge shark gave beachgoers quite the show over the weekend, when it leapt out of the waters of Marina, California. Video captured the massive predator jumping totally out of the ocean near the shoreline. An advisory was issued for the beach due to the sighting.
There have been less than 250 shark bites in California since 1950, according to the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife.
OCEARCH, a marine research nonprofit, says people are more likely to be struck by lightning than bitten by a shark.