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Ocean Beach

San Francisco, United States · sea 14.4 °C at its warmest, in September

Ocean Beach

Photo: Nk · CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sea temperature month by month

11.6Jan
11.9Feb
12Mar
11.5Apr
11.7May
12.1Jun
13.4Jul
14.2Aug
14.4Sep
13.7Oct
12.9Nov
12Dec

Monthly means in °C, NOAA OISST v2.1 climatology 1991–2020, sampled 16 km offshore — the nearest open-water cell in a 0.25° grid.

About

Ocean Beach is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States. Bordering the Pacific Ocean, the beach is 3.5 miles long, and it is known for its strong currents, surf…

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Questions

How warm is the sea at Ocean Beach?

The sea off Ocean Beach averages 14.4 °C at its warmest, in September, and 11.5 °C at its coolest. These are monthly means from NOAA's OISST v2.1 satellite and buoy record for 1991 to 2020, sampled at the beach's own coordinates.

When can you swim at Ocean Beach?

The sea here never averages 20 °C in any month, so swimming means cold water all year. Some people do it anyway.

Where is Ocean Beach?

Ocean Beach is on the coast of San Francisco, United States, at 37.7594, -122.5108. The globe on this site flies straight to it.

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