Central Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

4-6FT

Chest to overhead

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

6.8FT9s
WNW302º
3.5FT16s
SSW197º
0.5FT15s
W279º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

6KTSW

6kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

2.4FT

Temperature

51°F

spotName Wind & Weather
51ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Kevin Wallis

San Francisco Forecast

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Today

Lumpy swell mix - wind pretty light this AM but surf remains on the sloppy side. More bump this PM.

Dawn to 10:00AM: Mix of S and short to mid period NW swell and there is some size, but the quality isn't there. It's probably surfable if you really want to get wet with waves running head high+ throughout the beach along with overhead sets.

Afternoon Outlook: Waves dip a notch during the back half of the day as swell mix eases. Winds go low-end moderate WSW for increasing bump.

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Central Ocean Beach Surf Guide

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