Central Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT
Waist to chest
Swell
Wind
17KTSW
26kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
59°F
3/2mm wetsuit
San Francisco Forecast
Schaler Perry •Today
Waves peak off healthy SW Southern Hemi swell. Easing tropical swell. AM sea breeze stays light.
Dawn to 10am: Well directed, long-period SW swell tops out, as much smaller NW windswell and SSW tropical swell off Hurricane Fausto winds down. Lots of spots see shoulder high to a foot+ overhead surf, while standouts get larger sets. Light+ W morning winds.
Afternoon Outlook: Onshore flow builds to moderate+ over the afternoon.
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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