Central Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT+

Thigh to stomach

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.9FT16s
SSW200º
2.4FT8s
WNW302º
1.9FT12s
SSW192º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

10KTSWSW

12kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
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Tide

6.6FT

Temperature

51°F

spotName Wind & Weather
59ºF

4/3mm wetsuit

Jax Richards

San Francisco Forecast

Jax Richards •

Today

Surf holds as SSW swell peaks. Onshore wind is staying light and manageable into the PM.

Afternoon Outlook: SSW Southern Hemi has topped out and is holding nice size as smaller NW swell lingers. A bit of size, mainly through the north end of the beach (chest-head high) and there's a few rideable peaks to be had. Light+ onshore flow with manageable conditions.

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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