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San Diego Coast Guide

Pacific Beach

PB All Day

SD's liveliest beach scene - Crystal Pier, the boardwalk connecting to Mission Beach, and Garnet Ave's bar-and-taco strip.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Things to Do

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

Beach Rules

Dogs, drinks, fires, drones

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Crystal Pier Beach

Iconic pier with rentable over-water cottages

Street metered

Pacific Beach Shore

Wide sand, boardwalk, volleyball courts

Ingraham St lot

Mission Beach

Boardwalk continues south, Belmont Park

Mission Blvd

Tourmaline Beach

No-body-board longboard zone, north PB

Free dirt lot

Palisades Park Beach

Quieter stretch north of the boardwalk action

Street parking

Kate Sessions Park

Blufftop park with bay views, not a beach

Free lot above PB

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

La Jolla

10 min north

Sea caves, cove and Village dining

Mission Beach

5 min south

Belmont Park and the bay

Ocean Beach

10 min south

Dog beach and Newport Ave bohemian

Del Mar

20 min north

Racetrack, dog beach and cliffs

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Pacific Beach. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at Pacific Beach, the water is 75°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 73°F. Wind is 9 mph from the WNW and the UV index peaks at 7 (high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 31 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 1 PM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: High 1:06 PM, Low 10:03 PM. Dogs are not allowed right now. Allowed again from 6 PM.