Ocean Beach Pier surf break

Ocean Beach Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean Beach Pier sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ocean Beach Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach Pier at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s

Table - waves today at Ocean Beach Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
W
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)212110132020191919191818181818181818171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159112908397134184236236181161155154197197304304246183169165163161206
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
W
0
WNW
10
SW
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassonglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.71
1:53PM
0.86
12:59AM
1.61
4:10PM
0.79
2:16AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
0.44
7:33AM
-0.03
6:01PM
0.60
9:00AM
0.03
6:31PM
0.76
10:44AM
0.01
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:48-------6:47-------6:46---
Sunset-------7:01-------7:02-------7:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171719191918181818182019191918181920212120
Feels °C (?)171618171818181818181919192018192019182020201918
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