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Ocean Beach

San Diego County, California, United States

Ocean Beach 3 photos

  • Ocean Beach

    Ocean Beach. Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Ocean Beach, San Diego

    Ocean Beach, San Diego. Alen Ištoković, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • 500px provided description: Sunset from Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA [#Canon ,#Sunset ,#San Diego]

    500px provided description: Sunset from Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA [#Canon ,#Sunset ,#San Diego]. Paul Holtzman, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
5.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
9 am
2.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
10 am
5.1
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C69°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
159 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
1%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
6.8Good7 am2415
7.5Great8 am159
6.1Good9 am138
6.8Good10 am74
6.8Good11 am74
8.0Great12 pm96
7.2Great1 pm1711
7.2Great2 pm149
7.1Great3 pm1711
7.2Great4 pm1811
7.5Great5 pm1811
7.2Great6 pm159
Fri
5.0Fair7 am74
5.0Fair8 am85
2.7Poor9 am53
5.1Fair10 am53
5.2Fair11 am74
4.7Fair12 pm2113
5.6Good1 pm85
6.0Good2 pm128
5.5Good3 pm2013
7.3Great4 pm148
8.2Great5 pm128
7.3Great6 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 100 m310 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms180 m580 ft away
  • Showers150 m480 ft away
  • Drinking water410 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking10 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 150 m500 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink71 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
580 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
9.2 km5.7 miSan Diego (city)
Nearest airport
6 km4 miSan Diego International Airport (SAN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Ocean Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Fri8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 29%
  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 1%