Ocean Beach
San Francisco · United States
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Three miles of powerful sand-bottom peaks under a wild, windy, foggy sky. Fall's Indian summer delivers world-class hollow sandbars between cold-water closeouts.
Today's surf at Ocean Beach
Updated 03:11 spot time
Ocean Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 4.5 ft–5 ft overhead, 3.5 ft WNW swell at 5.7 s. Wind up to 18 mph WNW. Water 60°F. Best surf window around 12:00 AM — fun (2.5/5) with 8 mph W wind.
Tides today: high 12:22 AM (5.4 ft), low 5:58 AM (1.2 ft), high 12:27 PM (6.0 ft), low 6:34 PM (0.3 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
W–NW
Best wind
E
Ideal size
4–10 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
September–November
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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