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Ocean Beach Surf Report & Forecast, San Diego, California
Ocean Beach, San Diego, California: 6 ft, head high to overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 3.0 ft at 16 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm.
6 ft
head high to overhead · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 3.0 ft · 16 s · WNWplus 1.8 ft · 16 s · WSW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.9 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:52 pm
Ocean Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ocean Beach: 10 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 Ocean Beach: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 3 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 6 ft | Great | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 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 (W) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), 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 | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.4 ft |
Ocean Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Ocean Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 6.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 169 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 88% 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.
Ocean Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Ocean Beach: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 7–10 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–10 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ocean Beach 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 | 4–7 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–6 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–5 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SE) | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Good | 3.3 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 12 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–10 ft | Great | 5.0 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–8 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 15 s · W | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 17 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 26 | 10 am |
Ocean Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ocean Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:45 am, 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 12 pm the tide is 2.9 ft and falling.
Ocean Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:45 amHigh 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.
Ocean Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Ocean Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°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 Ocean Beach
- OB Jetty0.2 mi NNE · 4–5 ft · Good
- South Mission Jetty0.7 mi N · 4–5 ft · Great
- Mission Beach1.4 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Sunset Cliffs2.8 mi S · 7–9 ft · Great
- Crystal Pier3.2 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Law Street3.5 mi N · 5–7 ft · Great
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About Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach is a pier in San Diego County, California, facing west. Also called OB Pier and Newport Avenue.
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