Ocean Beach Pier surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 07 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
W
9
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
128
128
128
128
127
97
91
63
61
61
61
77
109
109
111
103
212
202
137
140
161
251
432
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:59PM1.42m
4:35PM0.90m
00:52AM1.31m
5:36PM0.98m
2:24AM1.21m
5:56PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.13m
5:34PM0.89m
9:30AM0.16m
8:31PM0.94m
10:31AM0.16m
10:41PM0.86m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
14
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
SW
19
Energy kJ
37
40
32
33
35
26
27
27
25
25
39
61
62
49
51
70
103
122
140
137
140
123
103
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
W
10
Energy kJ
127
128
128
128
128
127
97
91
63
61
61
61
61
29
109
111
61
212
202
86
124
161
251
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
26
25
12
12
12
17
12
44
46
27
27
27
77
109
29
43
49
72
56
100
99
151
163
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
0
4
134
9
9
9
9
9
3
2
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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