Ocean Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.73° N 122.51° W

Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Ocean Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
0.6
SW
18
1.9
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.7
WNW
8
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
199
197
252
311
362
272
222
382
326
318
339
321
304
300
306
287
346
346
408
346
413
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:21AM1.34m
5:22PM1.63m
8:59AM1.39m
6:28PM1.63m
9:26AM1.42m
7:30PM1.65m
Low Tide
12:19PM1.15m
1:02AM0.25m
1:21PM1.06m
1:54AM0.18m
2:11PM0.94m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
10
12
12
13
12
14
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
12
10
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