Pacific Beach Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Pacific Beach Pier Surf Guide

Pacific Beach Pier in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. Waves at the beach are mainly lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Watch out for pier, rocks, rips.

Pacific Beach Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pacific Beach Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pacific Beach Pier occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pacific Beach Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pacific Beach Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 57% of the time in January while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

57%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pacific Beach Pier Location Map

Interactive Pacific Beach Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pacific Beach Pier is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pacific Beach Pier is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY), also in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away.

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Pacific Beach Pier Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 20:19 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass

Tides at Pacific Beach Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Crown Point, Mission Bay, California, 3 km from Pacific Beach Pier.

Next High Water: 11:58pm | 1.45m

Next Low Water: 08:34am | 0.12m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pacific Beach Pier Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.7 °C) at Pacific Beach Pier is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite