Ocean Beach Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Ocean Beach Jetty Surf Guide

Ocean Beach Jetty in San Diego County is an exposed beach/jetty break that has pretty consitent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Watch out for - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Localism - Pollution, rocks, dog shit.

Ocean Beach Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach/jetty	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ocean Beach Jetty:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ocean Beach Jetty occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Ocean Beach Jetty (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ocean Beach Jetty with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in January while 33% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

33%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Ocean Beach Jetty Location Map

Interactive Ocean Beach Jetty surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ocean Beach Jetty is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ocean Beach Jetty is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 7 km (4 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Ocean Beach Jetty Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 16:31 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Ocean Beach Jetty look like?

Latest photos from Ocean Beach Jetty. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Ocean Beach Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For Quivira Basin, Mission Bay, California, 2.0 km from Ocean Beach Jetty.

Next High Water: 06:01pm | 0.91m

Next Low Water: 09:29pm | 0.8m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Ocean Beach Jetty Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.4 °C) at Ocean Beach Jetty is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.