Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SW swell with 371 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 10 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Monday (Aug 10) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. 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 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. 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+) | 2AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty, and I’m looking at the next few weeks for Ocean Beach Pier. I gotta be straight with you—it’s a tough stretch for paddle surfing. The pattern is pretty locked in with small, weak swells and a persistent cross-onshore or onshore wind that’s messing up the surface. There’s a big gap of poor conditions right through the start, and honestly, the first few days are a write-off. The water is running much warmer than normal for this time of year, about 4° warmer, which is very unusual.
We don’t see anything worth paddling out for until Tuesday the 11th of August, and even then it’s only a marginal call. The swell is a tiny 1ft from the SW with a long period of 18 seconds, but it’s coming from a poor direction for this exposed beach-and-reef setup, and the wind is a dirty cross-onshore. The combined energy is weak at 258.
The next slight chance pops up on Wednesday morning the 12th, but again, it’s small, cross-onshore, and the wave comment is poor. The pattern continues like this: small swells, poor wind. There’s a bit more energy showing up around Saturday the 15th of August, with swell heights creeping up to 3ft to 4ft from the SW, and the combined energy gets into the moderate range (618). But the wind is still cross-onshore, so it’s going to be a choppy, messy beach break. For a beginner, that 3ft stuff is fine size-wise, but the conditions are just not clean.
Honestly, the only period that shows a flicker of something is from Friday the 14th of August through the weekend, where the numbers are a little better, but the wind is still onshore or cross-onshore. This is a consistent break, but with this wind and swell direction, it’s just not lining up. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, with the wind we’re seeing, it’d be a better day for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. There’s no standout session in this 16-day window. The combined swell energy is mostly in the 200-400 range, which is weak, with a few days pushing into the 500-600 range, which is moderate. But without good wind, it doesn’t matter.
Be patient, or look for a different spot. The models can change, but right now, it’s a quiet run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 113 | 248 | 173 | 309 | 230 | 261 | 367 | 275 | 217 | 211 | 183 | 156 | 180 | 117 | 197 | 249 | 179 | 310 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.62m | 6:45AM0.91m | 5:09PM1.72m | 7:53AM1.03m | 6:18PM1.86m | 8:33AM1.14m | 7:17PM1.99m | 9:07AM1.25m | 8:09PM2.09m | 9:41AM1.35m | 8:57PM2.14m | 10:15AM1.44m | 9:42PM2.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.23m | 9:51AM0.84m | 1:06AM0.02m | 11:40AM0.85m | 1:57AM-0.17m | 12:56PM0.77m | 2:42AM-0.30m | 1:54PM0.64m | 3:22AM-0.36m | 2:45PM0.52m | 3:59AM-0.36m | 3:32PM0.41m | 4:34AM-0.30m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 106 | 136 | 103 | 309 | 230 | 261 | 367 | 275 | 217 | 211 | 183 | 156 | 180 | 87 | 197 | 249 | 108 | 310 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | WNW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 113 | 248 | 173 | 98 | 69 | 90 | 11 | 7 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 134 | 133 | 54 | 120 | 49 | 179 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 5 | WNW 4 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 23 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 21 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 12 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 31 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 117 | 57 | 45 | 17 | 26 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | SW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | 20 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 158 | 9 | 0 |
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