Ocean Beach
Rate this spot:rated: 4 out of 5 by 2 surfers
Surf Spot Details
| Wave Quality Rating | 3 |
|---|---|
| Type of Wave | Beach break |
| Direction of Wave | Right |
| Bottom | Sand |
| Difficulty | Intermediate surfer |
| Crowd Level | Busy |
| Hazards | Rips |
General Description
Ocean beach is a great little surf town with a variety of surf breaks. South of the pier is a consistent reef that breaks mainly left (or the suicide right will take you right into the rocks) The more experienced surfer can shoot through the pier connecting on to the beach breach break.
North of the pier is all beach break with plenty of lefts and rights. On a big day be sure to use the rip currents by the pier.
Further up is a break called Avalanch - a consistent left off the rock pile with scattered lefts and rights to be had. The crowd here can take some getting used to. Dont paddle out and annoy the locals.
Further north of Avalanch is Dog Beach and the rivermouth/jetty. Dog beach is a great place for beginers and whitewater newbies, it stays shallow a tad longer making ths an ideal place to get to grips with surfing. The Jetty on the other hand is a critical right that produces hollow tubes on the right swell. This is not the place to go unless you are confident in your abilities.
Ocean Beach is pretty consistent year round although summer doesnt pick up much other than a horde of bathers and tourists. If you catch OB on the right swell you will be in for a good time. Try to avoid low-negative tides as this often causes hollow closeouts. OB will hold up to around 8ft anything beyond that and its touch and go. Also paddle outs can be tricky as the size increases as there are no channels other than a rip next to the pier.
North of the pier is all beach break with plenty of lefts and rights. On a big day be sure to use the rip currents by the pier.
Further up is a break called Avalanch - a consistent left off the rock pile with scattered lefts and rights to be had. The crowd here can take some getting used to. Dont paddle out and annoy the locals.
Further north of Avalanch is Dog Beach and the rivermouth/jetty. Dog beach is a great place for beginers and whitewater newbies, it stays shallow a tad longer making ths an ideal place to get to grips with surfing. The Jetty on the other hand is a critical right that produces hollow tubes on the right swell. This is not the place to go unless you are confident in your abilities.
Ocean Beach is pretty consistent year round although summer doesnt pick up much other than a horde of bathers and tourists. If you catch OB on the right swell you will be in for a good time. Try to avoid low-negative tides as this often causes hollow closeouts. OB will hold up to around 8ft anything beyond that and its touch and go. Also paddle outs can be tricky as the size increases as there are no channels other than a rip next to the pier.
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