Ocean Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.02° S 117.34° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ocean Beach sea temperature is

17.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ocean Beach today (28 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Beach at 10AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Aug)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (28 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 28							Saturday 29								Sunday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 20	SW 19	SW 15	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1659	1518	1225	993	836	694	583	521	677	863	1377	4525	4755	4988	5051	5240	6688	6213	6005	5302	4039	3714	3668
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			10:36AM0.73m					11:30PM0.42m			11:00AM0.68m					11:40PM0.48m				11:21AM0.60m
Low Tide	3:45AM0.26m					5:47PM0.13m			4:27AM0.24m					5:51PM0.17m				5:10AM0.24m				5:51PM0.20m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	19	23	23	20	18
Feels °C	9	8	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	12	13	15	15	15	18	21	22	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 15	SSW 19	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SSW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1659	1518	1225	993	836	694	583	521	539	714	1377	4525	4755	4988	5051	5240	6688	6213	6005	5302	4039	3714	3668
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	—	—	SSW 24	SSW 22	SW 21	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	E 7	E 6	E 6
kJ	18	18	17	37	37	119	305	305	677	863	1147	—	—	55	320	224	99	94	75	—	70	62	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SW 24	SSW 23	SW 22	S 12	SSW 18	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	10	10	22	53	121	75	211	4	132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	—	E 7	ESE 7	—	E 6	—
kJ	134	132	136	111	140	140	154	149	128	149	149	173	180	157	139	118	111	—	88	60	—	85	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	6	5	6	5	5	5	6	7	4	5	4
Distance (km)	234	234	234	234	234	237	245	237	5	5	97	97	239	234	234	97	43	43	43	17	38	43	0
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Rating (10 max)									4	4	4	4				5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5

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