Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period, SW swell with 299 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 20 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ocean Beach Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ocean Beach Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Thu 20th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, Rusty here. Let's break down Ocean Beach Pier. It's a beach and reef break that's consistent and exposed to the west. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing too special.
Right off the bat, Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 20th, we're looking at poor conditions. Tiny little 2-foot swells from the southwest, with a long 14 to 16-second period. That long-period groundswell is promising for shape, but there's just not enough height to do anything with it. The combined energy is weak to moderate (345-297), and the wind is light onshore or cross-onshore, keeping things messy. Not worth paddling out.
The next few days, from Friday the 21st to Sunday the 23rd of August, don't get much better. The swell drops even further on Saturday morning to just 1ft (216 combined energy), although the period hits 18 seconds – a very long groundswell, which is a tease. Sunday brings a little more size but with a short 13-second period and poor conditions. We're in a real funk.
There's a noticeable gap of a few days where the surf is just plain poor or marginal with nothing to recommend. The best we see on the whole 16-day window is on Saturday, the 29th of August, and Sunday, the 30th. We finally get some decent energy in the water with combined energy readings up to 664 and 688 units, which is moderate-to-strong. The swell picks up to 3ft from the southwest, with a solid 15 to 17-second period. The wind is light and onshore or cross-onshore, which is a bummer, but the energy is there for the first time.
For a standout, Ocean Beach Pier is the only spot, and even the best day on the 29th is only marginal. With that longer 17-second period, the sets will be clean and the shape could be okay for an intermediate, but the cross-onshore wind is a buzzkill. The start of September falls right back into the pattern of poor conditions.
It’s a quiet couple of weeks. Maybe the last weekend of August offers a small window.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 211 | 144 | 258 | 291 | 291 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 153 | 142 | 114 | 84 | 109 | 142 | 188 | 173 | 154 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.09m | 1:48PM1.50m | 3:06AM0.90m | 2:42PM1.44m | 4:01PM1.41m | 8:36AM1.01m | 5:25PM1.44m | 8:33AM1.09m | 6:27PM1.53m | 8:44AM1.15m | 7:14PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.58m | 9:05PM0.48m | 7:10AM0.76m | 10:58PM0.45m | 00:31AM0.34m | 10:06AM1.00m | 1:23AM0.21m | 12:09PM0.96m | 2:00AM0.11m | 1:04PM0.87m | 2:30AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 77 | 64 | 217 | 211 | 211 | 153 | 142 | 114 | 84 | 56 | 142 | 188 | 114 | 154 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 11 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 231 | 211 | 144 | 258 | 291 | 291 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 58 | 51 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 155 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 8 | W 14 | SW 19 | W 13 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 83 | 135 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 57 | 13 | 27 | 82 | 73 | 50 | 109 | 56 | 58 | 173 | 154 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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