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Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cloudy Weekend at Ocean Beach Ocean Beach is a beach that runs along the west coast of San Francisco, California at the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent to Golden Gate Park, the Richmond District and the Sunset District. The Great Highway runs along side the beach and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sit at the northern end. The beach is a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and operated by the National Park Service. The beach throughout the late spring and summer is almost always enveloped in San Francisco's characteristic foggy weather leaving average temperatures there at 50-55F (9- 12C), thus scaring away many tourists and beach goers. Conversely, the beach is popular with surfers, campers and bonfire parties. More beach friendly weather occurs in late fall and early spring, when the fog dissipates. The northern part of Ocean Beach on february, along with Seal Rock
The northern end of Ocean Beach and the Great Highway, as seen from Sutro Heights Park The water at Ocean Beach is noteworthy for its strong currents and fierce waves, which makes it popular among many serious surfers. The water is also quite cold, due to a process known as upwelling, in which frigid water from below the ocean surface rises up to replace the surface water that moves away from the beach as a result of the Coriolis effect. The rapid rip currents and cold water make the ocean dangerous for casual swimmers or even for those who simply want to set foot in it, and many swimmers have been swept away and drowned as a result. This attracts many surfers making it one of the world's top, if not challenging, surfing spots. Surfers and other swimmers have died at Ocean Beach; as of May 2006, the most recent death is documented here [1] with the next-previous death taking place in January of 2006 [2]. Prior to that, it had been about four years since anyone died at Ocean Beach. In 1998, a record seven people lost their lives here[3]. Both the north and south ends of Ocean Beach are equipped with their own surf shops (North being Mollusk Surf Shop and South being Aqua), as well as a handful of local surfers devoted to its freezing waters and dangerous break. Seal Rock is a prominent local feature of the area. History Due in part to its sometimes inhospitable weather (high winds, cold weather and fog) the area was largely undeveloped throughout most of San Francisco's early history as it was known as the "Outside Lands". Development finally came in the late 19th century with the construction of the Sutro Baths below the site where the Cliff House now stands. Following a brief stint as a refugee camp following the 1906 earthquake, the area was touted as a resort, as a small amusement park, Playland at the Beach, was built where Cabrillo and Balboa streets now stands. Major development occurred in the 1920s and 1930s with the construction of the Great Highway, the Sunset District and the Richmond District that extended right up to the beach. After the destruction of the Sutro Baths in the
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