Ocean Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here. Let's talk about what Ocean Beach's got cooking. Over the next couple of weeks, there are a couple of epic sessions hiding in there, but you'll also need to sit through some real flat or blown-out days.

Water temp is 54°, which is a bit over two and a half degrees colder than usual for this time of year - suit up properly. Saturday morning the 22nd of August, Ocean Beach (beach and reef) has a clean, chest-high south swell at 4ft, coming from the south with a 12-second period. A light cross-offshore breeze from the west-northwest keeps it looking nice, and the combined swell energy is moderate at 354. A solid start to the weekend.

Sunday the 23rd is a dud in the morning with fresh north-northwest winds, and the afternoon has offshore wind but barely any swell. Monday the 24th is where the magic starts. The morning has a big 7ft south-southwest swell, but it's only 9 seconds, so it's lumpy and weird. Then Monday afternoon: glassy conditions, 8ft of south-southwest groundswell with a 13-second period, and the combined energy is a massive 1956. This is big, powerful surf - too much for beginners, but for the experts, it's a dream. Clean and pushing hard. Tuesday the 25th is still fun, with 4ft in the morning under light wind and 4ft glassy in the afternoon.

Wednesday the 26th has waist-high, very long-period groundswell (17 seconds) that'll be clean but might break a bit straight at the beach. The next absolute standout is Thursday morning the 27th of August: 5ft of south swell with a 16-second period, light offshore wind, and combined energy of 1377. This is another cracker for experienced surfers - long, clean lines. The afternoon onshore wind spoils it though.

We get a clean morning on Friday the 28th with 4ft, then a run of poor days through the weekend of the 29th and 30th with strong winds and dropping swell. Monday the 31st of August afternoon has 4ft of south-southwest groundswell (16 seconds) and 898 combined energy, but the wind is moderate cross-offshore, so it's a bit messy.

The next big one is Tuesday morning the 1st of September: 5ft from the south-southwest, very long 17-second period, combined energy of 1215, and light cross-offshore wind. Clean and powerful, for the experienced crew. Wednesday the 2nd morning has 3ft of long-period groundswell (15 seconds) and clean conditions, but the afternoon gets choppy. Thursday the 3rd is flat and poor, and Friday the 4th morning has 5ft of short-period south swell (9 seconds) with clean wind, but it's short and dumpy.

After that, the 5th of September is nothing special, and the 6th is a complete washout with 30 km/h southerly winds ruining everything. The best bets of the whole 16 days are Monday afternoon the 24th of August and Thursday morning the 27th of August - both are big, clean, and powerful. Don't sleep on 'em.

Rusty.

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