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OB Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Dog Beach, California
OB Jetty, Dog Beach, California: 4–5 ft, head high, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.3 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm.
4–5 ft
head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.3 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 1.6 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.8 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 75°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:52 pm
OB Jetty surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at OB Jetty: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at OB Jetty: 8 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.4 ft |
OB Jetty waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at OB Jetty arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 39 s
- Lulls
- about 132 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 36% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
OB Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at OB Jetty: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for OB Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–6 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–5 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (E) | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–5 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 4 mph onshore (W) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 10 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.6 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 18 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.7 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (WNW) | 13 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–8 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for OB Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
OB Jetty tide chart and tide times
Tides at OB Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.8 ft at 8:06 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm. At 8 pm the tide is 3.8 ft and rising.
OB Jetty tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.8 ft at 8:06 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:18 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:17 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:36 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:43 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:28 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:54 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:33 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:14 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:07 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:38 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:39 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:46 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.1 ft at 11:34 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:01 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:07 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:46 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:43 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:38 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:24 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
OB Jetty water temperature
The water temperature at OB Jetty is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near OB Jetty
- Ocean Beach0.2 mi SSW · 5–6 ft · Good
- South Mission Jetty0.5 mi N · 4–5 ft · Great
- Mission Beach1.2 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Crystal Pier3.0 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Sunset Cliffs3.0 mi S · 8–9 ft · Great
- Law Street3.3 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
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About OB Jetty
OB Jetty is a jetty in San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called OB North Jetty and San Diego River Jetty.
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