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Ocean Beach (San Francisco)
[Updated 4 minutes ago]

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) Swells & Tide


Surf Height

3-4+ ft

TIDE 4.4 ft
SWELL1 2.4 ft, 215° @ 17s
SWELL2 0.8 ft, 210° @ 12s
SWELL3 0.8 ft, 290° @ 10s
WINDWAVE 3 ft, 296° @ 6s
WIND W @ 8 mph  
(onshore)

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) Tides

Today's tide chart for Ocean Beach (San Francisco)


high 7:31 AM 3.9'
low 11:01 AM 3.5'
current tide 2:08 PM 4.4'
high 4:56 PM 5.4'

Synopsis


Long period swell from the SW along with short period swell from the WNW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 2-3 ft range and set waves reaching 3-4+ ft, with a dominant period of 17 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending onshore from the W, averaging 8 mph. As of 1:37 PM wind is moderate+ and onshore from the W (267) at 8 mph. A 3.5' low tide at 11:01 AM rises to a 5.4' high at 4:56 PM.

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) Weather



Partly cloudy
Air 81° F
Water 62° F
Sunrise 6:39 AM
Sunset 7:40 PM

Swell Analysis

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Height Direction Period
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s
swell2 6 ft 10s
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)
The dominant energy hitting Ocean Beach (San Francisco) is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, “Nothing, I just helped him cry.” Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

Nearby Buoys


SAN FRANCISCO BAR, CA (142)

47 min ago

3.3'   SW   15 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.3' SW @ 15.4 sec
(02)
2.62' W @ 5.4 sec

SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM WEST OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA

47 min ago

3.6'   WNW   0 sec

Significant Wave Height / Mean Direction / Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' WSW @ 17.4 sec
(02)
2.95' WNW @ 5.9 sec

Long-range Swell Forecast

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day
[Updated 4 minutes ago]

  W @ 8 mph

  Partly cloudy

3-4+ ft

Water: 62°F

Tide: 4.4'

Synopsis

Sunday, August 31, 2025 2:03 PM


OCEAN BEACH (SAN FRANCISCO) SURF REPORT:

Long period swell from the SW along with short period swell from the WNW are working together to put surf with most waves in the 2-3 ft range and set waves reaching 3-4+ ft, with a dominant period of 17 seconds. Recent winds have been moderate+ and trending onshore from the W, averaging 8 mph. As of 1:37 PM wind is moderate+ and onshore from the W (267) at 8 mph. A 3.5' low tide at 11:01 AM rises to a 5.4' high at 4:56 PM. (...read more)

Swell Analysis


Swell/Wind Analysis

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Height Direction Period Energy
swell1 4 ft 20° 6s 420 kJ
swell2 6 ft 10s 42 kJ
swell3 4 ft 20° 6s 69 kj
windwave 9 ft 42° 9s 420 kj
wind NNE (42°) @ 4 mph  
(offshore)

The dominant energy hitting Ocean Beach (San Francisco) is from a combination of swells which together, beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, form a field. I will meet you there. The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you: this place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like the dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being. Your soul and my soul once sat together in the Beloved's womb playing footsie. Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.

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Tides

Today's tide chart for Ocean Beach (San Francisco)


high 7:31 AM 3.9'
low 11:01 AM 3.5'
current tide 2:08 PM 4.4'
high 4:56 PM 5.4'

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) Weather



Partly cloudy
Air 81° F
Water 62° F
Wind
onshore
8 mph
Sunrise 6:39 AM
Sunset 7:40 PM

Long-range Swell Forecast

Ocean Beach (San Francisco) 16-Day Surf Forecast


7 Day
16 Day

Nearby Buoys


SAN FRANCISCO BAR, CA (142)

47 min ago

3.3'

Sig. Wave Height

SW

Mean Direction

15 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
2.3' SW @ 15 sec
(02)
2.62' W @ 5 sec

SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM WEST OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA

47 min ago

3.6'

Sig. Wave Height

WNW

Mean Direction

0 sec

Dominant Period
SWELL & WIND WAVES
(01)
1.97' WSW @ 17 sec
(02)
2.95' WNW @ 6 sec