San Francisco, California, United States
Ocean Beach (San Francisco)
Advanced
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
1.2–4.5 m
Any tide
A seven-kilometre city beach that holds San Francisco's biggest swells: powerful, heavy beach-break peaks over shifting sandbars and a notorious shorebreak. Terrifying rips, unpredictable banks and genuine consequence on big days — a respected, wild wave in the middle of a city.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCold WaterSharksShallow
Conditions
- Best swell
- W, WNW, NW
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 1.2–4.5 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 37.7590, -122.5100
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafe