A surfer was bitten by a shark off the coast of Southern California — but survived the “truly terrifying” attack, the US Coast Guard said.

The 37-year-old man, who wasn’t identified publicly, was bitten on his leg Saturday around 3:15 p.m. while surfing near Santa Rosa Island, the agency said in a news release.

A friend on a nearby boat applied a tourniquet to his leg and called for help.

The surfer was airlifted to safety and was in stable condition as of Saturday evening.

Dramatic footage released by the Coast Guard shows the man in a full-body wetsuit being hoisted from a boat to a helicopter.

Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco FOB Mugu medevacs shark bite victim to saftey and transports him to Santa Barbara Airport where EMTs awaited. pic.twitter.com/zyDewiQWpU

— USCG Southern California (@USCGSoCal) December 22, 2019

“This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation,” said Coast Guard Lt. Benjamin McIntyre-Coble.

“We are all happy that he will be able to be with his family in time for the holidays.”

With Post wires