What is the surf like in San Fran?

i feel like you should already know the answers to theses q's but here goes:
the "where are the best spot"s question is a bad idea. if you use this site u'll see there is a desire to not give specific information about where to surf. they even have a neat little mascot for reminding people to be vague when reporting on surf. its a cute little turtle. so figure that one on your own. that being said i like going to places i never been and aksing where the cute girls hang out. locals love that.
2. the water is butt cold. it sucks.
i moved up from sunset beach in orange county about 8 months ago. but used to leave in sf about a decade ago...anyhow bought a 4/3 suit and a hoodie. i am gonna get booties though i hate the feel of em. again as a scientist you should be able to access information about h20 temo year round up here.
3. full quiver? of course. when do you need a gun in socal unless you live near blacks. the biggest benefit by far of surfing up here is wave size. its bigger and more fun. there's a range of shapes depending on where you go but i can't think of a board theres not a condition for up here. in general the waves are two to three foot bigger up here than socal so i think an extra foot of board on average makes sense.
4. is is sharky? if you have to ask that q then just don't surf.
5.the line up vibe is cool but there are dicks like everywhere else. it gets crowded up here and people don't sweat taking your waves so sometimes you gotta be asssertive. norcal lingo is more self conscious. should i say ob or should is say the beach? who cares? santa cruz tweeker surfers are total dicks but they are really easy to confuse.
surfable days? there is a dude in sf i think i met him in 01. who has been surfing everyday for decades. they profiled him in step into liquid.
good luck with your move

Treacherous and rotten! Mostly we just eat and complain.

Also, "Frisco". Please.

Just practice your paddling and you will be fine.

Big, Scary ...... surfers. and the waves they ride.

a) surfable days not as many as one might like
b)cold
c)quiver, depends on you. this place will give you all you can handle
d)they live here, thus eat
e)dark
f)not like socal or SC
g)go west

the science team needs to work on the scientific method if they are looking for respect-

Haha welcome huskers. Speed dial on the coasties

How many surfable days are there per year?
363

Whats the water temp like?
Not too bad comfort wise, but I think it drains a lot of energy.

Can they make use of the full quiver?
yes

Is it sharky?
In 28 years I have yet to see one.

Hows the night surfing?
Sounds terrifying to me.

Whats the lineup vibe?

Very mellow for the most part, with occasional testosterone pockets here and there.

Where are the best spots?

I'd say the best spots are pretty much all around that area.

Have fun, it's really a great place to surf because the constantly changing conditions, usually somewhat difficult paddle out to the waves and stretched out expanse of the beach itself make every go out a potentially unique experience. It's beautiful, dynamic, crowded and desolate all at the same time. Be nice and you can help preserve the Ocean Beach tradition.

The best spot by far is the awesome wave at Lindamar especially if the buoys are 8' or more at low tide.

I also find that I use way more foam here than in Socal. It just makes fighting the current easier.

Night Surfing, this will help beat the crowds, I see you trying this once

Its terrible up here, the surf sucks.

Giving yourself about an hour and half drive time north or south it's surfable almost every day, but not necessarily that good.

It's colder up here.

Some people have a full quiver.

Sharks live here.

If someone can provide the lighting equipment I would love to get some night surf pix out at OB, maybe we could line up a bunch of cars and face the headlights towards the ocean.

The lineup vibe is fine. In 22 years I've had a handful of bad experiences, all in Santa Cruz, sorry to stick with the stereotype, but there it is. Good waves down that way, though, and usually everything's cool.

The best spots depend on what type of wave you're looking for.

As a former member of the Fleishhacker Nocturnal Surfing Association I welcome you to the wonderful Ocean Beach nighttime surfing environment here is San Francisco. The peaceful experience of a 8' at 17 second swell with a nasty shore pound, and dashing to the beach after work to get in a few waves in while the sun is going down and days are getting shorter and the fog is rolling in is beyond words. Then there is the 30 minute paddle out with that endearing shore pound and a nasty rip south and soon you are a bit disoriented in the low light. Suddenly it is totally dark and the last guy who was out is flying by you as you take a 12 foot wave right on the head. Just as you look back at the parking lot, you see the last few cars turn on their headlights and leave and just then you come to the realization that the swell has just jumped up another 5 feet and is building but it is hard to tell because you cannot see shit. Yeah. Nighttime surfing here is great. Let me know. I can sell you my membership. I bought the lifetime one.

This question is best asked in the lineup at Fourt Poynt on a Friday afternoon during a good clean swell. After the boys have tossed back a few in the parking lot. #thumbnail

It's pretty okay, mostly.

Thanks @tehdely, @KOK and @pelicanpaul for taking this with the full seriousness it deserves. I wanted to dump it in the wastebasket, but the exchange was so creepily sweet and good-vibey that I decided not to.