Let's get into the surf report with this quick
preview from the podcast. Thursday at Ocean Beach.
This morning it's looking choppy with waves at
6 to 9 feet. The conditions remain consistent
through the morning with wind picking up from
onshore at 6 to 12 miles per hour by noon. Expect
the waves to drop slightly to 6 to 8 feet. by
late afternoon as the wind shifts to onshore
at 14 miles per hour. Best time to ride is at
7 a .m. with a 4 -foot incoming high tide when
the west -northwest swell is 7 feet at 13 seconds
and the onshore wind is 6 miles per hour. The
first high tide on Thursday will be 4 .5 feet
at 9 .45 a .m. followed by a 3 -foot low tide
at 2 .45. The nearshore buoy in San Francisco
Bar reads 62 degrees for the water temperature.
Choppy conditions dominate Friday with waves
ranging from 4 to 6 feet and winds from the west
northwest at 18 miles per hour. Saturday brings
a slight decrease in size to 2 to 3 plus feet
with cleaner conditions early before a shift
to choppy waves later in the day. Sunday sees
a steady increase in swell with consistent 3
to 5 foot waves and cleaner faces, especially
in the morning. You can catch full episodes of
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