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Ocean Beach

San Francisco, California, United States

Ocean Beach 2 photos

  • Sunset at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA, 2011

    Sunset at Ocean Beach, San Francisco, CA, 2011. Amybekah, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Sunset at Judah, Ocean Beach

    Sunset at Judah, Ocean Beach. Zakk Hoyt, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm
8 am
6.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
10 am
4.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
11 am
6.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
6 pm
5.5
27 km/h16 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:21 pm
Today
3.8Poor8 am32
3.7Poor9 am64
3.9Poor10 am53
4.3Fair11 am21
4.3Fair12 pm63
4.2Fair1 pm106
4.2Fair2 pm64
4.2Fair3 pm117
4.2Fair4 pm159
2.6Poor5 pm159
3.7Poor6 pm2012
Fri
6.3Good8 am74
5.9Good9 am85
4.9Fair10 am106
6.0Good11 am128
6.3Good12 pm159
6.6Good1 pm138
6.7Good2 pm117
6.0Good3 pm1912
6.1Good4 pm1912
5.8Good5 pm2214
5.5Good6 pm2716
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -0.4 m. High at 9 am, 1.0 m. Low at 3 pm, -0.5 m. High at 9 pm, 0.8 mLow 3 am, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 9 am, 1.0 m3 ftLow 3 pm, -0.5 m1 ftHigh 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • Low 3 am, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -0.5 m1 ft
  • High 9 pm, 0.8 m2 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 8 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 1%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach is a beach in San Francisco, California, that runs adjacent to Golden Gate Park. It is 2.1 miles from Seal Rocks Beach and has nearby drinking water available.

Facilities

  • Restrooms460 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water440 m0.3 mi away
  • Food and drink27 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miBay Wheels
  • DogsAllowed

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
420 m0.3 mi46th Avenue & Lawton Street
Nearest town
7.5 km4.7 miBroadmoor (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miSan Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Nearby places

  • Bay WheelsRental
    390 m0.2 mi

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

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