San Francisco Ocean Beach Surf & Weather Report

1. Wave Sizes

CDIP Buoy 029 (San Francisco) and nearby bar telemetry show solid, powerful wave action across the peaks. Outer sandbars and deepwater channels are producing overhead to well-overhead sets, averaging chest-to-head high (8–10 ft faces at 13 sec). The southern stretches (Beach Chalet / Sloat) are handling the energy with walled, heavy peaks, while the northern end near the Cliff House remains chunky and unpredictable due to cross- currents and mixed swell refraction.

2. Current Weather

Partly cloudy and crisp morning conditions with calm air. Current air temperature is 56°F, heading toward a high near 66°F. Winds are currently light and variable at 5 to 7 kt from the East, transitioning to light onshore NNW breezes later in the afternoon.

3. Tides

Low Tide: 5:52 AM, 1.1 ft
High Tide: 11:32 AM, 4.8 ft
Low Tide: 5:18 PM, 0.4 ft
High Tide: 11:45 PM, 5.3 ft

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Later Today: Primary westerly swell holding strong at 11 ft to 12 ft with a 15-second period from 270°-280°, mixing with a secondary 5 ft NW swell at 13 seconds. Surf remains strong and powerful (head high to slightly overhead), with bumpy conditions developing as afternoon onshore winds pick up.
Tomorrow: Swell builds further as a deepening low-pressure system approaches. Expect heavy W/WNW swell running 11 to 12 ft at 15 seconds early, pushing seas to 11–13 ft by afternoon with increasing southerly pre-frontal winds. Conditions deteriorate significantly by Thursday night with incoming rain and rising south-southeast gales.

5. 12-Hour Wind

NOAA/NWS HRRR Run

6. Daylight

First Light: 6:18 AM PST
Sunrise: 6:44 AM PST
Sunset: 5:02 PM PST
Total Darkness: 6:31 PM PST