The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    74° WNW @ 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    11:59am / 8:28am
  • BUOY 46258
    S4.3ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    73° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 2
WED 3
THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
5pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and choppy at 5pm on Mon 9/1
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 12 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (217) 2.2 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WNW (292) 0.8 ft @ 6 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 4.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Sep 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    NNW
    7mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    12mph
    2.2ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    NW
    7mph
    2ft
    15s
    SW
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  • Wednesday, Sep 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    2mph
    2.1ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    W
    8mph
    2.1ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    7mph
    2.1ft
    16s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NW
    5mph
    2.2ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    10mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    WNW
    11mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Friday, Sep 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    W
    10mph
    2ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    1.4ft
    16s
    SW
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  • Saturday, Sep 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    11mph
    2.1ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    1.9ft
    12s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 2, 2025 @ 6:12am.
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