San Francisco County Surf & Marine Report

Location: Ocean Beach & Outer Coast | CDIP Station 029 (Point Reyes / San Francisco) | Saturday, October 24, 2026 - 01:46 PDT

1. WAVE SIZES

Ocean Beach (Central & North): Chest to head-high (4–5 ft) on set waves, with occasional slightly larger peaks at exposed sandbars. Clean to textured peaks offering workable open-face shoulders during favorable tide windows.

Ocean Beach (South / Sloat): Waist to chest-high (3–4 ft) with slightly more manageable size. Sectional, punchy A-frame peaks near the sandbars.

2. CURRENT WEATHER

Currently mostly clear with light early morning breezes off the land. Air temperature is around 52°F, heading toward a daytime high of 71°F. Current winds are Light East at 3–5 mph (Offshore), expected to shift to North / Northwest around 5–8 mph by mid-afternoon (Light Onshore / Sideshore) before easing back into the evening. Water temperature remains near 60°F.

3. TIDES

Low Tide: 4:09 AM PDT (1.3 ft)
High Tide: 10:39 AM PDT (5.9 ft)
Low Tide: 4:55 PM PDT (0.2 ft)
High Tide: 11:31 PM PDT (5.0 ft)

4. LATER TODAY & TOMORROW

Swell Profile (CDIP 029 / NOAA 46026): Primary swell running WNW (290°) at 4.9 ft @ 14 seconds. Secondary swell from SSW (190°) at 1.5 ft @ 13 seconds.

Surf Trend: Surf holds fairly steady through late afternoon in the chest to head-high range. Tomorrow (Sunday) will see a slight reinforcing energy blend from the WNW holding waist to chest-high surf, accompanied by light morning offshores and clean morning conditions.

5. 12-HOUR WIND (NOAA HRRR Run: 00Z)

TIME WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED
06:00 AM PDT E (Offshore) 4 mph
07:00 AM PDT ENE (Offshore) 4 mph
08:00 AM PDT ENE (Offshore) 5 mph
09:00 AM PDT NE (Offshore) 4 mph
10:00 AM PDT NNE (Cross-Offshore) 3 mph
11:00 AM PDT N (Sideshore) 4 mph
12:00 PM PDT NNW (Sideshore) 5 mph
01:00 PM PDT NW (Onshore) 6 mph
02:00 PM PDT NW (Onshore) 7 mph
03:00 PM PDT NW (Onshore) 7 mph
04:00 PM PDT WNW (Onshore) 6 mph
05:00 PM PDT WNW (Onshore) 5 mph

6. DAYLIGHT

First Light: 7:01 AM PDT
Sunrise: 7:27 AM PDT
Sunset: 6:20 PM PDT
Total Darkness: 6:46 PM PDT