South Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT

Waist to chest

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

6FT7s
NW310º
2.6FT16s
SW216º
0.6FT19s
SW220º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSWSW

7kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

0.8FT

Temperature

59°F

spotName Wind & Weather
57ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

San Francisco Forecast

Chris Borg •

Today

Waves hold today off old and new swell mix. Onshore morning wind fairly light for decent conditions

Dawn to 10:00AM: Combo of old and new long-period, well aimed SW swell continues, along with short-period NW swell, for surf running chest to head high+. Light WSW sea breeze for OK conditions.

Afternoon Outlook: Wave size holds. W onshores go moderate+ for a bumpy afternoon.

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South Ocean Beach Surf Guide

Ocean Beach has many, many moods, from the manic ecstasy of clear, blue offshore fall days to the gloom and doom of stormy winter, windy spring and gray summer. There is no stretch of ocean in California that changes as much from hour to hour, day to day and season to season as Ocean Beach.

When Ocean Beach is on, you will see three miles of shifting, meaty, dark-green offshore peaks, from head-high to triple-overhead, cannonading the surf zone from south, west and north. A perfect day... 
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