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
FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Observed

Thigh to waist

Smart Cam

Swell

1.4FT14s
SW224º
1.6FT8s
W259º
1.6FT8s
WNW293º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

9KTSSSW

12kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.7FT

Temperature

71°F

spotName Wind & Weather
72ºF

1mm wetsuit

Kevin Wallis

South San Diego Forecast

Kevin Wallis •

Today

S wind protected spots on the mid AM tide push the best/safest bet. Overall small but rideable.

Dawn-10am: Surf will is generally but doable on the small-wave gear. Little mix of NW windswell and SSW swell for knee-waist high surf. Standout combo spots to chest high. Light+ SE wind and semi clean. Look for most breaks to improve with the tide push through around mid AM.

Afternoon Outlook: Size about the same as the morning as quality worsens some due to S-SW wind. The evening may see a partial clean up.

Incoming: Tropical Storm Elida to Send SoCal Weekend Waves

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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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