Surf forecast · United States · Northern California
Surf forecast Ocean Beach San Francisco today
Waves, swell and wind at Ocean Beach San Francisco (Northern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
These numbers are more than 7 hours old, so they are hidden. Open the live waves map for the current sea. Open the waves map centred on Ocean Beach San Francisco
Right now
Fun light wind.
Ocean Beach San Francisco surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 12:00–15:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 6–8 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 16–18 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑WNW | 16–24 km/h ↑W onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 09:00–12:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 9–11 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 10–12 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑W | 18–22 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 18:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑WSW | 0.6 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 18–23 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 9–18 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑W | 0.5 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 15–19 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑NW | 20–25 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 10:00–13:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 9 s ↑W | 1.0 m · 5 s ↑WNW | 4–6 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.9 m · 5 s ↑WNW | 7–7 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 9 s ↑W | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑WNW | 13–25 km/h ↑W onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Ocean Beach San Francisco
Open the waves map centred on Ocean Beach San Francisco
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Ocean Beach San Francisco
LayEarth Pro
Pro adds GPS jamming, winds aloft, turbulence, 20 aurora cities and the evening-before pollen alerts for Europe — 9 USD/month.
Questions
- Is there surf at Ocean Beach San Francisco today?
- Fun: waves 1.1 m at 10 s from W, swell 0.9 m · 7 s WNW (Sat 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Ocean Beach San Francisco?
- Wind 6 km/h from ENE: light wind for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Ocean Beach San Francisco today?
- 12:00–15:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Ocean Beach San Francisco?
- 16.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Pacifica Linda Mar 18 km · Mavericks 30 km · Steamer Lane 102 km · Pleasure Point 104 km · Morro Bay 304 km · Pismo Beach 337 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Ocean Beach San Francisco, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.