Ocean Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s get into it. We’ve got a 16-day window that starts out a bit slow, then throws a serious punch right in the middle before fading out again. The long-range stuff, especially that first week of September, is where you want to be looking, but we’ll take it day by day.

The next couple of days are pretty average. Thursday afternoon has a cross-on breeze making things a little bumpy, and the swell is ordinary. Friday gets worse with a stronger cross-shore wind and poor conditions. It’s not worth suiting up for much of this first stretch until Sunday, which stays small but at least turns clean with a cross-off wind.

The real action fires up at the end of the month. Come Monday afternoon, we’re looking at a solid jump in size with the swell wrapping in from the south at 7ft. The wind goes offshore and it cleans right up. That’s the start of something good. Tuesday afternoon is the highlight of the whole run, in my opinion. We see a jump to 8ft with light cross-off winds and a long period swell from the southwest. The energy reading is pumping, and it’s going to be a proper day for anyone who knows what they’re doing.

That window from Monday afternoon through to Wednesday should be your target. The size backs off a touch on Wednesday, but the conditions stay great. After that, things start to fizzle. The swell drops through Thursday and the weekend, and while the winds stay favorable, there’s just not enough power in the water.

We do see another pulse of activity around September 8th, but it’s a bit short-period and not quite the same quality. There’s a bigger, wind-blown swell on the 9th, but it’s messy and the tide might mess with it. By the 10th, the wind is howling offshore, making it hard to paddle into anything, and it’s mostly blown out.

Water temps are running a bit cold for the time of year, which is noticeable, but it’s nothing a good hooded rashie can’t fix. Based on the swell direction and the way the winds line up, Ocean Beach is best when the south groundswell is in and there’s some west in the wind. The standout day is unmistakably Tuesday, September 1st, with that bigger, clean, long-period swell from the southwest. It’s going to be an afternoon to remember for the experienced crew.

Alright, that’s the long and short of it. Stay safe out there and pick your days.

Rusty.

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