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Ocean Beach SF Surf Report & Forecast, San Francisco, CA
Ocean Beach SF, San Francisco, California: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 7.0 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph onshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 14 mph. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm.
9–11 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 7.0 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.5 ft · 13 s · NW
- Wind
- 8 mph (WNW), gusts 14onshore
- Tide
- 0.0 ft risinghigh 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 65°Ffeels like 68°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:03 pm
Ocean Beach SF surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Ocean Beach SF: 6 am, Great, on a rising mid 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 SF: 12 pm, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 13–15 ft | Great | calm | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 13–15 ft | Great | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 8 am | 13–15 ft | Great | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 9 am | 12–14 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.4 ft |
| 10 am | 12–14 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 11–12 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 5.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 10–12 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–11 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pmnow | 9–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | -0.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 3 mph cross-shore (N) | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 9 am | 7–9 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (N) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 8–10 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 3.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 8–10 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 9 mph onshore (W), gusts 15 | -0.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 9–10 ft | Poor | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | -0.3 ft |
Ocean Beach SF waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at Ocean Beach SF arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 38 s
- Lulls
- about 117 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 98% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Ocean Beach SF surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Ocean Beach SF: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 16–20 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 16–20 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–16 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Ocean Beach SF 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 | 9–15 ft | Great | 9.4 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 7–10 ft | Good | 5.4 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 8–9 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 13 s · W | 7 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 12 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 11–13 ft | Great | 6.2 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–14 ft | Great | 8.0 ft · 15 s · W | 16 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 25 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 31 | 7 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 16–20 ft | Good | 11.6 ft · 16 s · WSW | 8 mph onshore (W) | 8 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–16 ft | Good | 9.9 ft · 16 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (S) | 16 mph onshore (SW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 14–19 ft | Poor | 11.4 ft · 17 s · W | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 26 | 16 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 29 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 7–16 ft | Great | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–9 ft | Poor | — | 20 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 22 mph onshore (NW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Ocean Beach SF are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Ocean Beach SF tide chart and tide times
Tides at Ocean Beach SF today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.1 ft at 3:46 am, high 6.6 ft at 9:50 am, low -0.3 ft at 5:06 pm and high 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 0.0 ft and rising.
Ocean Beach SF tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.1 ft at 3:46 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:50 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 11:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 4:20 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:23 amLow -0.3 ft at 5:42 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.7 ft at 12:48 amLow 3.5 ft at 4:50 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:53 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:21 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.8 ft at 1:42 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:28 amHigh 6.4 ft at 11:28 amLow 0.4 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 5.0 ft at 2:39 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:10 amHigh 6.4 ft at 12:05 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:53 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.9 ft at 3:32 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:05 amHigh 5.9 ft at 12:47 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:41 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.8 ft at 4:32 amLow 4.2 ft at 8:13 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:40 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:33 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.7 ft at 5:21 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:44 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:42 pmLow 0.8 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 5:59 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:14 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Ocean Beach SF water temperature
The water temperature at Ocean Beach SF is about 63°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and an 8 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 60 and 63°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 SF
- Rodeo Beach4.6 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Good
- Muir Beach7.2 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Sharp Park9.3 mi S · 8–9 ft · Poor to Fair
- Rockaway Beach11 mi S · 8–10 ft · Poor to Fair
- Stinson Beach11 mi NW · 4 ft · Good
- Pedro Point11 mi S · 8–9 ft · Poor
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About Ocean Beach SF
Ocean Beach SF is a beach break in San Francisco County, California, facing west. Also called OB, Sloat, Kelly's Cove, Noriega and VFW.
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