The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and fairly clean right now for Ocean Beach, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.56° NE @ 8mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.5:15am / 12:20am
- BUOY 46237 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46237W
5.2ft @ 15s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.55° 4/3, Boots/Gloves(3)
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 21
THU 22
FRI 23
SAT 24
4am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and fair at 4am on Tue 1/20
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 3.4 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Tuesday, Jan 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-5 ftcleanNE
11mph2.4ft18sW12pm 4-6 ftcleanENE 11mph3.1ft16sW6pm 4-6 ftcleanNE 8mph3.6ft15sW - Best Board for Tuesday
- Wednesday, Jan 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6+ ftcleanENE 6mph4.6ft14sW12pm 4-6 ftcleanNE 5mph4.3ft13sW6pm 4-6 ftcleanNNW 2mph4.2ft13sW - Thursday, Jan 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftcleanWSW 3mph3.6ft12sW12pm 3-4 ftfairWSW 6mph3.3ft12sW6pm 3-4+ ftchoppyWSW 10mph2.4ft16sW - Friday, Jan 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftcleanSSE 2mph2.9ft14sW12pm 3-4 ftfairNNE 6mph2.8ft13sW6pm 4-6 ftfairNW 4mph3.9ft14sW - Best Surf Trip
This Week’s Swell? You Could Be On It.
- Saturday, Jan 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-6 ftcleanNE 10mph4ft14sW12pm 4-6 ftfairNE 14mph4.5ft14sW6pm 4-5+ ftcleanNE 6mph3.6ft14sW
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This forecast is for West facing beaches, and was updated Jan 20, 2026 @ 5:21pm.
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