Ocean Beach Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.75° N 117.25° W

Ocean Beach Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean Beach Pier sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.1° 

Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Ocean Beach Pier surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period, SW swell with 671 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s 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 24) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 13s. 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 1.1m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Mon 24th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 17s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 26th Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 13s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 29th Aug)3.5ft (1.1m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ocean Beach Pier over the next 16 days.


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