Central Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT+
Thigh to stomach
Swell
Wind
13KTSWSW
16kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
51°F
4/3mm wetsuit
San Francisco Forecast
Jax Richards •Today
Surf up a notch as SSW swell peaks. Light'ish onshore early but still some bump and low quality.
Dawn-10am: SSW Southern Hemi has topped out and up a notch from yesterday, as smaller NW swell lingers. A bit of size, mainly through the north end of the beach (chest-head high) as the tide fills in some, but the surf is lower quality with light onshore flow from the start. Better to much better waves to be found elsewhere.
Afternoon Outlook: Size holds but surf quality remains low. Light WSW morning winds, going moderate+ over the afternoon.
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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