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Ocean Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Marin County (14 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Ocean Beach surfForecast / CAL – Marin County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Ocean Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | |
408 | 402 | 314 | 240 | 236 | 289 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 191 | 193 | 191 | 181 | 171 | 225 | 215 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:48AM1.69m | 3:40PM1.27m | 1:29AM1.63m | 4:36PM1.26m | 2:16AM1.57m | 5:30PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM-0.08m | 7:44PM1.08m | 8:39AM-0.03m | 8:44PM1.11m | 9:30AM0.02m | 10:06PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 408 | 402 | 314 | 240 | 236 | 289 | 186 | 186 | 142 | 133 | 193 | 191 | 181 | 171 | 225 | 215 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 232 | 228 | 224 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | WNW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 71 | 91 | 131 | 169 | 171 | 171 | 174 | 183 | 191 | 89 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 164 | 99 | 127 | 99 | 97 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 16 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 93 | 95 | 100 | 47 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 88 | 66 | 93 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 34 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 47 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 46 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 96 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 97 | 98 | 96 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 79 |
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