Ocean Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Observed

Thigh to waist

Smart Cam

Swell

2.6FT6s
W278º
1.9FT16s
SW215º
0.9FT21s
SW223º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

7KTSWNW

12kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

4.4FT

Temperature

65°F

spotName Wind & Weather
70ºF

2mm wetsuit

Kevin Wallis

South San Diego Forecast

Kevin Wallis •

Today

Bumpy with onshore W wind - doable w/decent size but not very good. Evening tide drop helps reefs

Afternoon/Evening Outlook: SSW swell holds and mixes with short perid NW swell. The reefs are generally handling the onshore W wind the best but are pretty bogged down by the afternoon high tide. Worth a look this evening for some improvement - not good surf but doable if you want to get wet. More size in the far north county on the SSW'er but also more bump.

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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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