Surf report · California

Ocean Beach, San Francisco surf report

Ocean Beach is a long, exposed and powerful beach break on San Francisco’s west side, at its best in autumn and winter with light or offshore east wind. Here are the nearest buoys and tide station, with their latest readings.

37.760° N, 122.511° WCalifornia buoys

Buoy nearby

11 km away

San Francisco Bar, CA

NOAA National Data Buoy Center

Updated Fri 16:00

Wave height3.6 ft15s · WSW 240°
  • Energy534 kJ
Water62.2 °F
Air63.1 °F

Tide nearby

1.7 km away

Ocean Beach, outer coast

Predicted tides · NOAA Tides & Currents

Today · heights above MLLW

Tide now4.1 ftFalling
Today high and low tides, heights above MLLW
High03:384.7 ft
Low07:573.4 ft
High13:506.3 ft
Low21:14-0.7 ft
Drag the circular marker to inspect a tide. Use left and right arrow keys for fifteen-minute steps, Home or End for the first or last sample, and Escape to return to now. 00:0006:0012:0018:0000:00 4.7 ftHigh 03:383.4 ftLow 07:576.3 ftHigh 13:50-0.7 ftLow 21:14 Now4.1 ft

On the map

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Buoys to check

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Tide stations

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Buoy Data: NOAA National Data Buoy Center · Tide Data: NOAA Tides & Currents