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Ocean Beach Pier

A shifty, sand-bottom beach break at one of Southern California’s longest piers - quick lefts and rights that light up on a W/NW ground-swell and clean up with easterly offshore flow. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Ocean Beach Pier in California.

Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationCalifornia, US

Forecast

Clean
  • Waves 2-3 ft+
  • Period 15 s
  • Wind SW 5 kt

As of:

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Tide curve (forecast)

0.9 ftfalling

Low 4:34 AMHigh 10:46 AMLow 4:38 PMHigh 10:38 PMNowSat 8/29
Today ranges from 0.1 ft to 5.4 ft. Currently 0.9 ft and falling.
  • Low0.1 ft
  • High5.1 ft
  • Low1.1 ft
  • High5.4 ft
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Lineup Insights

The Wave

Expect fickle sandbars and a busy lineup - peaks move day-to-day and pier-pylons can funnel hold-ups and occasional hollow sections.

Best real-world windows are W to NW long-period swell with light E/SE (offshore) winds and low-to-mid tide.

Avoid sessions right after heavy rain due to river runoff and water-quality closures.

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