Ocean Beach

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 culture, foggy weather in the late spring and summer, and lack of high rise buildings.
  • Beach
  • …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
  • Description: beach that runs adjacent to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco
  • Also known as
    “OB”
    “Ocean Beach, San Francisco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Murphy Windmill and Dutch Windmill.
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The is the northern of two functioning…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sunset District and The Avenues.
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The is a neighborhood located on the…
Lush Golden Gate Park, foggy Sunset, hilly Richmond…
is an affluent neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco. is situated 2 miles northeast of Ocean Beach.

Ocean Beach

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Latitude
37.7661° or 37° 45′ 58″ north
Longitude
-122.5107° or 122° 30′ 39″ west
Open location code
849VQF8Q+CP
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Ocean Beach” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Ouşen-Biç”
  • Bavarian: “Ocean Beach (San Francisco)”
  • Bulgarian: “Оушън Бийч”
  • Catalan: “Ocean Beach, San Francisco”
  • Cebuano: “Ocean Beach (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
  • Cebuano: “Ocean Beach”
  • Chinese: “三藩市大洋灘”
  • Chinese: “大洋灘”
  • Chinese: “大洋灣”
  • Dutch: “Ocean Beach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شط المحيط”
  • French: “Ocean Beach”
  • German: “Ocean Beach (San Francisco)”
  • Japanese: “オーシャン・ビーチ”
  • Russian: “Оушен-Бич (Калифорния)”
  • Russian: “Оушен-Бич”
  • Vietnamese: “bãi biển Đại Dương”
  • Vietnamese: “bãi biển Ocean”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Outer Sunset and Doelger City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Murphy Windmill and Ocean Beach Fire Pits.

San Francisco: Highlights

Learn more about Golden Gate and Chinatown-North Beach.

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