The surf forecast is 2-3 ft and slightly choppy right now for Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    73° WNW @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:12am / 9:40am
  • BUOY 46258
    SSW3.3ft @ 18s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 12
THU 13
FRI 14
SAT 15
10pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3 ft and choppy at 10pm on Tue 8/11
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNW 8 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (229) 1.1 ft @ 18 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (203) 1.4 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,5.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Tuesday, Aug 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    fair
    WNW
    4mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    W
    10mph
    1.5ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    8mph
    1ft
    18s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Aug 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    3mph
    1.6ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    1.7ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    W
    7mph
    1.7ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Aug 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    1.3ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    1.4ft
    15s
    SW
  • Friday, Aug 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    1.6ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    1.7ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    1.8ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, Aug 15
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NW
    5mph
    2.7ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    NW
    12mph
    2ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    9mph
    1.9ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Aug 11, 2026 @ 6:23pm.
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