Surf Forecasts:
Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s 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 3 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s 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 03) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. 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 cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| 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, Rusty here, and I’m looking at the same charts but in feet and miles per hour. It’s a rough stretch of water for the next 16 days. We’re talkin’ a big gap of nothing before anything even starts to look like a ride.
The whole first week and a half is just poor, small surf. The swell is tiny, barely 1ft to 2ft, coming from the SW. The combined energy is moderate, like 175 (moderate) on Sunday morning, but it’s just not making waves. The wind is light from the west, keeping it from being a total washout, but it’s still cross-on or onshore enough to keep it bumpy. The water is a very unusual 75°, which is a huge 7° warmer than normal for this time of year.
The first real light shows up on the morning of Friday, August 7th at Ocean Beach Pier. The swell picks up a touch to 2ft from the SSW, but the real story is the period: a very long 19 seconds. That’s real groundswell. The combined energy is strong at 388 (strong). It’s still a small wave, but with that long period and a light cross-onshore breeze, it’ll have some shape. The crowds are often there, so expect company. It’s the best of the first half, but it’s still marginal.
The big standout, the one I’d circle on the calendar, is Friday, August 14th. The swell builds to 3ft from the SW with a long period of 18 seconds. The morning has a combined energy of 507 (strong), and the afternoon hits 651 (strong). The wind is light from the west – that’s offshore. That’s your cleanest, most powerful wave of the whole outlook. The long period will make the sets fat and lined up, but it’s a beach-and-reef setup, so some will just close out. For a solid surfer, that’s the target.
After that, it drops back to 2ft to 3ft with shorter periods, and the wind turns more westerly and cross-on through the weekend.
So, plain and simple: a desert of flat water until the morning of August 7th, and then the real deal is Friday the 14th. That’s your best shot. It’s been a dry run, but it never stays this flat for long around here.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 108 | 130 | 100 | 102 | 72 | 113 | 86 | 167 | 134 | 96 | 155 | 108 | 108 | 112 | 248 | 173 | 312 | 230 | 261 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.44m | 00:06AM1.42m | 1:08PM1.48m | 00:56AM1.20m | 1:49PM1.52m | 2:14AM0.98m | 2:42PM1.57m | 4:25AM0.85m | 3:53PM1.62m | 6:45AM0.91m | 5:09PM1.72m | 7:53AM1.03m | 6:18PM1.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.55m | 6:34AM0.23m | 7:20PM0.54m | 7:00AM0.40m | 8:40PM0.51m | 7:30AM0.57m | 10:22PM0.41m | 8:13AM0.73m | 11:59PM0.23m | 9:51AM0.84m | 1:06AM0.02m | 11:40AM0.85m | 1:57AM-0.17m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 130 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 167 | 134 | 96 | 155 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 136 | 132 | 312 | 230 | 261 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 11 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 111 | 108 | 59 | 100 | 98 | 72 | 113 | 86 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 112 | 248 | 173 | 92 | 69 | 90 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | S 9 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 79 | 68 | 102 | 66 | 53 | 50 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 158 | 9 | 72 | 9 | 303 | 14 |
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