"I heard those waves come crashing in, and I looked out and saw just a head going back out," Santa Cruz resident Scott Vander Dussen told CBS News Bay Area.
"The waves themselves, just the sound of them crashing, it demanded everyone's attention," he said.
Video of the rescue shows the lifeguard struggling to bring the swimmer toward shore as large waves repeatedly crashed over them.
The dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach on July 25 was caught on video. Scott Vander Dussen/Viewer videoThe rescue lasted a little more than two minutes.
Kine said his staff made more than 25 rescues Saturday, with the Seabright rescue just one of them.
Other beachgoers also entered the water in an effort to help during the rescue. Kine applauded their willingness to step in but warned that dangerous conditions can quickly put would-be rescuers at risk themselves.
The swell is being generated by distant tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific, according to the National Weather Service.
Dangerous conditions are also expected along San Francisco's coast.
Baxter urged people to enjoy the ocean from a distance while the hazardous conditions persist.
Stinson Beach, north of San Francisco, is the only designated swimming beach within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and has lifeguards on duty during the summer. Farther south, Santa Cruz also has lifeguard-protected beaches, while swimming at San Francisco's Ocean Beach is strongly discouraged because of its dangerous currents.
Vander Dussen credited the lifeguards for recognizing the danger.
The lifeguard who made the rescue is in his first season and was back at work Sunday.
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