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 reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west. The beach break offers mainly left hand waves. Hazards include - Man-made danger (buoys etc.) - Localism - Pollution, rocks, dog shit.

Ocean Beach Jetty Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	3	fairly consistent	17.3°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.

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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

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 14:19 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
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.

Credit: Nick Kost Credit: cr

Tides at Ocean Beach Jetty

Current tide and informaton

For Quivira Basin, Mission Bay, California, 2 km from Ocean Beach Jetty.

Next High Water: 10:51pm | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 04:25pm | 0.68m

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Ocean Beach Jetty Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.3 °C) at Ocean Beach Jetty is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 17.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite