Central Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
7KTSSW
8kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
61°F
3/2mm wetsuit
San Francisco Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Surf up a bit today as fresh swell starts to move in. Morning onshores are lightest of the day.
Dawn to 10:00AM: Morning stays small off mainly old swell mix for waist-chest high+ waves. Low-end moderate WSW winds much of the morning.
Afternoon Outlook: New combo of WNW swell and longer-period SSW swell bumps up a notch over the afternoon, for more waist-shoulder high+ surf. Rising WSW over the afternoon for poor conditions.
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Ocean Beach is the most emotional stretch of beach in all of California, and perhaps the world, because it's located dead center in the middle of California, and it's open to every burble and bellow from the north and the south. The winds are dynamic, but the real factor is the tide. All that water moving in and out of the Golden Gate sweeps up and down Ocean Beach with enough force to dislocate swell and shift sandbars from hour to hour. Ocean Beach has many, many moods, from the manic ecstasy... Read more