The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and light sideshore texture right now for Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    73° NNW @ 10mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:19pm / 5:39am
  • BUOY 46258
    W3.3ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    63° 3/2 Wetsuit

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 29
FRI 30
SAT 31
SUN 1
MON 2
10pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and clean at 10pm on Wed 1/28
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND N 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY W (281) 0.9 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (285) 1.3 ft @ 11 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 2.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Jan 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    5mph
    1.7ft
    15s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NW
    7mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    NNW
    8mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    WNW
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  • Friday, Jan 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-7 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    4.2ft
    15s
    WNW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    6mph
    4.2ft
    14s
    WNW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    WNW
    4mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    WNW
  • Saturday, Jan 31
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    3.1ft
    13s
    WNW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NNW
    6mph
    2.8ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    N
    2mph
    2.8ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Sunday, Feb 1
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    1.6ft
    17s
    W
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    2.4ft
    16s
    W
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    WSW
    2mph
    3ft
    16s
    W
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  • Monday, Feb 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-9 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    4.7ft
    16s
    W
    12pm
    6-8+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    4.9ft
    15s
    W
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    fair
    S
    3mph
    4.9ft
    15s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jan 29, 2026 @ 11:19am.
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