The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Ocean Beach, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    72° S @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:20pm / 10:10am
  • BUOY 46026
    S5.2ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    63° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 8
WED 9
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
2pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and fair at 2pm on Tue 9/8
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDWSW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (193) 3.4 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWNW (298) 2.5 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide,3.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Sep 8
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    3.8ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.5ft
    11s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    3.1ft
    11s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, Sep 9
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    6mph
    2.8ft
    10s
    SSW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    6mph
    2.5ft
    10s
    S
    6pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.3ft
    15s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SW
    8mph
    1.4ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    1.6ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    13mph
    1.8ft
    17s
    SW
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    2.1ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    14mph
    4.2ft
    8s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    W
    17mph
    5.4ft
    7s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    16mph
    5.7ft
    7s
    WNW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    W
    19mph
    5.2ft
    6s
    WNW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    20mph
    2ft
    14s
    SW
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This forecast is for West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 8, 2026 @ 12:21pm.
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