Ocean Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a pretty decent run of surf coming up over the next couple of weeks at Ocean Beach, with a few standout sessions that’ll get the blood pumping. Let’s break it down.

Overall, there’s a mix of building and fading swells, mostly from the south and south-southwest, with clean windows when the wind plays nice. The water temp is 54° and running a bit colder than normal for this time of year – about 2° below the average, so you’ll want the thick wettie.

We start off slow. Friday the 11th morning has some clean little 1 ft waves from the SSW with a very long period of 19 seconds, and light offshore wind. The combined energy is weak (234), so it’s tiny but glassy – a fun waist-high option if you’re keen for a paddle but nothing to get excited about. That afternoon and Saturday morning get messy with cross-onshore and cross-shore wind, slop.

Sunday the 13th morning shapes up as the first real standout. The swell bumps up to a solid 7 ft from the south with a period of 14 seconds, and we’ve got clean offshore wind from the WSW. The combined energy jumps to moderate (1539), and the setup is excellent for experienced surfers – powerful, head-high-plus waves with a clean face. This is the best session of the first week if you’ve got the skill and the board for it.

Sunday afternoon turns choppy again, but Monday the 14th morning offers another good window: 6 ft south swell with light cross-offshore wind and clean conditions, energy at 1190. Tuesday the 15th morning goes glassy with light NNW wind and a smaller 4 ft south swell, energy dropping to 332 – still clean and fun for more relaxed surfing.

The surf fades through the middle of the week, with Wednesday and Thursday offering only small, ordinary waves under 2 ft. Friday the 18th stays poor.

Then we hit the second week’s standout. Saturday the 19th morning rolls in with a building 5 ft SSW swell, period 15 seconds, clean cross-offshore wind, and combined energy at 1146 – very good conditions. The afternoon gets even better: same 5 ft swell, period stretching to 17 seconds, light cross-offshore breeze, energy at 1372, and rated excellent for experienced surfers. This is the one to circle on the calendar – long-period groundswell that’ll wrap into the wide beach-and-reef setup with plenty of push. Just know that with such a long period (17 seconds), the waves might stand up a bit too straight on a beach break, but if you pick your peak, it’ll be worth it.

Sunday the 20th holds clean with 4 ft SSW swell and light offshore wind, good for a fun session. Monday the 21st gets blown out by strong southwesterlies. But Tuesday the 22nd morning brings another powerful pulse: 7 ft from the south with a period of 16 seconds, light cross-offshore wind, and strong energy at 2067 – excellent for experts. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and choppier.

The last few days of the outlook fade out. Wednesday the 23rd is poor, and Thursday the 24th morning offers only tiny 2 ft waves. Friday the 25th morning sees a brief spike: 6 ft south-southeast swell with short-period (8 seconds) and clean offshore wind, energy at 504 – a fun, if disorganised, close-out option. The final weekend gets windy and messy.

So if you’re picking your spots: Sunday the 13th morning and Saturday the 19th into Sunday the 20th are the premium windows. Clean, solid, and worth the paddle out.

Rusty.

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