Ocean Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT+

Observed

Thigh to stomach

Smart Cam

Swell

3.2FT18s
SSW214º
0.8FT4s
W279º
0.2FT11s
WNW291º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

6KTSWNW

6kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.6FT

Temperature

65°F

spotName Wind & Weather
67ºF

2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

South San Diego Forecast

Matt Kibby •

Today

Size picking up, waist-chest high waves push head-high to overhead for standouts. Cleanest early.

Dawn-10am: Waist-chest high waves get pretty easy to track down as new SSW swell tops out. Better breaks pushing head-high as summer standouts go a bit overhead at times. Not much NW energy in the mix, so structured breaks are your best shot at a corner.

Early window looks pretty clean, slight onshore crumble building mid/late AM.

Afternoon Outlook: Similar size for the back half of the day, moderate onshore lump.

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Ocean Beach Pier Surf Guide

Ocean Beach receives all kinds of swell, and often offers rideable waves when the rest of central San Diego is dry. On the north end, Big Jetty is a hollow right breaking off the southern jetty of the Mission Bay entrance. It begins with a steep peak and a small takeoff zone, but then elongates into a long, fast right wall — the sections depending on the sandbar and swell direction. Both sets and insiders are similarly shaped, and the wave, although preferring a mid to low tide, will break well... Read more

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