Ocean Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT+
Thigh to stomach
Swell
Wind
4KTSSSW
5kts gusts, Cross-shore
Tide
Temperature
71°F
1mm wetsuit
South San Diego Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Evening window the one to watch today as conditions clean up & surf pulses up a bit; small/fun.
Dawn-10am: SSE Swell from Elida creeps up with less NW windswell and overall less peaky than yesterday. Drained out early with the tide push through mid AM helping. Mostly waist high surf off the swell mix, up to chest high at better spots.
Afternoon Outlook: Evening window getting cleaner as onshore ease, and with more Elida swell moving in for a little more surf in the waist-shoulder range at best spots.
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Ocean Beach Pier Surf Forecast
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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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