A life boat was almost turned completely upside down by ferocious waves caused by Storm Ciara.
Footage of the dramatic rescue attempts shows distinctive orange and black Royal National Lifeboat Institution craft heading out to sea.
Suddenly an enormous wave clatters the boat from the left hand side, causing it to tip onto its side.
The vessel rights itself and heads doggedly further out to sea.
The video was taken off the Sussex coast in Hastings, where a surfer reportedly got into trouble in the sea.
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Richard Connolly, who uploaded footage of the surfer, wrote: "This is the surfer when he lost his board and it went from bad to worse for him."
Paul Hogg, who posted video of the life boat, described the stranded person as an 'idiot surfer' before praising the rescue workers as 'brave'.
Thankfully both life boat workers and surfers made it out of the water in one peice.
Once safely back on land Hastings RNLI wrote: "After a dramatic video has been posted most of you know hat we’ve been out on a shout but we’re happy to report that we’re all safe, well and uninjured and the boat is undamaged and safely berthed next to RNLI Eastbourne."
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As well as big waves the south coast has recorded some seriously high wind seeds.
Gusts of 97 miles per hour were recorded on the Isle of White, with 93 miles per hour winds hitting Aberdaron, a village at the tip of the Llyn Peninsula.
Inland, Manchester Airport recorded gusts of 86 miles per hour, while 177mm of rain fell in Honister Pass, in Cumbria, in the 24 hours to 4pm on Sunday – around one-and-a-half times the average February rainfall of 112mm.
Some 539,000 people experienced a power cut on Sunday with 118,000 left without power by 4pm across the whole of the UK, according to Energy Networks.
More than 200 flood warnings were issued across England, including one rated severe at Pateley Bridge, in North Yorkshire, meaning there is a danger to life, which was later stood down.
Chris Wilding, flood duty manager at the Environment Agency, said: "Some significant river flooding is possible across parts of the north of England today due to heavy, persistent rain and severe gale force winds associated with Storm Ciara.
"We urge people in at-risk areas to remain vigilant.
"Minor coastal flooding impacts are also possible for parts of the south, west and north-east England coast, where high tides, large waves and coastal gales combine.
"We advise people to check their flood risk, stay safe and avoid activities such as storm selfies."
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