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Ocean Beach, Sloat

California, United States · 37.7347, -122.5093

Prone Foiling Advanced-to-expert heavy-beachbreak foil
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Ocean Beach Erosion at Sloat Blvd., 2011.jpg
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conditions & access

Season

Surfline characterizes fall offshore days and winter swell as the quality windows; spring is windy and summer often foggy/weak. Conditions remain highly variable: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/south-ocean-beach/5842041f4e65fad6a77087f9

Water

Powerful, shifty Pacific sand-bottom beachbreak; can be top-to-bottom and very large

Experience

Advanced-to-expert heavy-beachbreak foiler

Hazards

Heavy shorebreak, powerful currents, cold water, rapidly changing peaks and exceptionally dangerous large days; not a destination foil spot.

Parking & access

NPS Ocean Beach lots/routes are public, but the Sloat area is affected by active shoreline/road construction and erosion projects; verify current closures before carrying foil gear down: https://www.nps.gov/goga/planyourvisit/oceanbeach.htm https://www.sfpuc.gov/construction-contracts/construction-projects/oceanbeach

“Beach break that can get huge with good swell but also can have very rideable small conditions at times. Plenty of foilers ride here, but find your own peak away from surfers Requested-field batch 11 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown. Progression Project forum first-hand local guidance says Ocean Beach's three-mile sand-bottom coast can provide surfer-free space, but foil difficulty is highly tide/day dependent and even medium days demand caution.”

— via Project7iii foildata; Requested-field research Progression Project forum — public topic and post research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com 43rd Ave (0.49 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): 43rd Ave (0.49 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/707810 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Ocean Beach, Sloat South Ocean Beach Surfline report/cam, about 1 km north of the Sloat pin and representative of the same shifting beachbreak: https://www.surfline.com/ surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 9414275 Nearest tide station, 4.5 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

project7iii.com Ocean Beach, Sloat Original exact/candidate source for Ocean Beach, Sloat: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/ocean-beach-sloat Exact/current resource: https://www.nps project7iii.com nps.gov Ocean Beach, Sloat Original exact/candidate source for Ocean Beach, Sloat: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/ocean-beach-sloat Exact/current resource: https://www.nps nps.gov surfline.com Ocean Beach, Sloat Original exact/candidate source for Ocean Beach, Sloat: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/ocean-beach-sloat Exact/current resource: https://www.nps surfline.com sfpuc.gov Ocean Beach, Sloat Original exact/candidate source for Ocean Beach, Sloat: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/ocean-beach-sloat Exact/current resource: https://www.nps sfpuc.gov forum.progressionproject.com Ocean Beach, Sloat Original exact/candidate source for Ocean Beach, Sloat: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/ocean-beach-sloat Exact/current resource: https://www.nps forum.progressionproject.com

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