California, United States

Ocean Beach buoy: live swell

Ocean Beach, in San Francisco, is 5 km of cold, powerful beach break with strong currents. The San Francisco Bar buoy is 11 km away, and buoy 46026, offshore, sees the swell coming.

The spot and its buoys

Buoy colour: wave height

Buoys for Ocean Beach

Check this one first11 km west

San Francisco Bar, CA (142)

The buoy that best reflects the swell at the spot. NDBC 46237.

Swell
1.7 m
Period
11 s
Direction
W 274°
Water
16.4 °C
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 05:00 AM

Offshore29 km west

SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA

It sees the swell coming before it reaches the coast. NDBC 46026.

Swell
2.1 m
Period
11 s
Direction
W 283°
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 05:10 AM

Nearby56 km south-west

HALF MOON BAY - 24NM SSW of San Francisco, CA

To cross-check the reading. NDBC 46012.

Swell
2 m
Period
10 s
Water
19.2 °C
Swell over 24 h

Reading at 05:00 AM

6.5 km north-east

Wind · San Francisco, CA

4 km/h
SE

gusts 4 km/h

Reading at 04:54 AM

Tides at SAN FRANCISCO (Golden Gate)

  • High tide08:35 AM1.8 m · coef. 68
  • Low tide02:48 PM0.21 m
  • High tide09:03 PM1.43 m · coef. 73
  • Low tideFri 02:29 AM0.4 m

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