Beach Guide

What’s On

This week on the beach

Something
every night

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Big Days

annual
September

Treasure Island Music Festival

Two-day festival on Treasure Island visible from the beach -- sunset ferry views across the bay.

October

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Free three-day Golden Gate Park music festival drawing 750,000 to the park behind the beach.

January

Polar Bear Plunge

New Year cold-water tradition at Ocean Beach -- dozens of swimmers brave the 55-degree surf.

see you out there

Real recurring local happenings — schedules can change, so check the venue. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

At Ocean Beach San Francisco, the sun sets at 8:18 PM today — about 14h 2m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:16 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Ocean Beach San Francisco update at the top of the conditions page.