Ocean Beach Pier Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

3-4FT

Observed

Waist to chest

Smart Cam

Swell

3.1FT17s
SW218º
2FT10s
WNW293º
1.6FT7s
WSW258º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

4KTSWNW

4kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

0.0FT

Temperature

64°F

spotName Wind & Weather
62ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Kevin Wallis

South San Diego Forecast

Kevin Wallis •

Today

Good size surf, clean AM & PM onshores pretty mellow. Some spots see evening clean up.

SSW swell tops out for widespread waist-shoulder high surf. Better breaks head-high to a bit overhead as standout reefs/beaches in the central part of the region go a couple feet overhead on sets. Not a lot - but some - NW energy in the mix, so the open beachbreaks are pretty walled with the odd corner.

Light wind early this AM and mostly clean. Light to moderate SW wind later this AM and PM, but the bump shouldn't be a deal breaker. Easing wind for the evening.

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Ocean Beach Pier Surf Guide

Ocean Beach receives all kinds of swell, and often offers rideable waves when the rest of central San Diego is dry. On the north end, Big Jetty is a hollow right breaking off the southern jetty of the Mission Bay entrance. It begins with a steep peak and a small takeoff zone, but then elongates into a long, fast right wall — the sections depending on the sandbar and swell direction. Both sets and insiders are similarly shaped, and the wave, although preferring a mid to low tide, will break well... Read more

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