Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 600 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for Ocean Beach Pier. Gotta be honest with ya, it's a bit of a tough stretch ahead. We're lookin' at a solid run of small, weak waves for the next week and a half or so, with only a flicker of real hope right at the end.
We kick things off from Wednesday, July 8th, and the surf is... well, it's there, but barely. For the first few days, we're looking at knee-high stuff, around 3ft from the SW, with a decent 16-second period. That long period means it's got some push, but the energy is only moderate at best. The real killer is the wind. It's mostly cross or cross-onshore, blowing at 9 to 12 mph, putting a nasty chop on the surface. This ain't the pier you want to be at for this. Honestly, Friday the 10th through to the middle of the next week looks poor. The swell drops further to 2ft to 2ft, and the energy levels are weak. It's just a lot of work for not much reward.
Now, the one standout in this whole forecast window is Sunday morning, July 19th. That morning, the conditions line up for a brief window of something special. We've got a clean 3ft to 3ft SW groundswell with a very long 17-second period, and the wind goes glassy. Absolutely dead calm. That'll be the cleanest the water's gonna get. The combined energy is solid. The crowd factor is listed as "often" at O-B, so expect a few heads out, but for this kind of rare, clean glass, it'll be worth it. The downside is that the afternoon turns onshore again. For the rest of the second week, from the 20th to the 23rd, we're back to the same story: small, weak SW swell with bumpy, cross-onshore winds.
So, to sum it up: if you can get out there on Sunday morning, July 19th, you might just score the best session of the fortnight. The rest of the time? Leave the board in the car and go find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
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 kJ | 375 | 527 | 443 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 489 | 322 | 309 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 288 | 362 | 367 | 318 | 277 | 142 | 183 | 136 | 154 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 4:12AM0.93m | 4:39PM1.59m | 6:03AM0.90m | 5:33PM1.73m | 7:30AM0.96m | 6:27PM1.88m | 8:32AM1.05m | 7:21PM2.02m | 9:21AM1.14m | 8:13PM2.12m | 10:04AM1.21m | 9:03PM2.18m | 10:45AM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.52m | 9:28AM0.53m | 00:07AM0.30m | 10:30AM0.64m | 1:11AM0.05m | 11:40AM0.71m | 2:04AM-0.17m | 12:47PM0.72m | 2:53AM-0.34m | 1:48PM0.68m | 3:38AM-0.45m | 2:43PM0.62m | 4:22AM-0.49m | 3:35PM0.56m | |||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 143 | 145 | 118 | 120 | 194 | 184 | 489 | 322 | 309 | 309 | 314 | 318 | 288 | 362 | 367 | 318 | 277 | 142 | 183 | 136 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 14 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 375 | 527 | 443 | 527 | 432 | 421 | 113 | 88 | 82 | 56 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 101 | 6 | 28 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | S 21 | — | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | W 24 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 132 | 210 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | — | 37 | 7 | 60 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 133 | 93 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 57 | 21 | 134 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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