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

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Garages, lots & meters

Sunset

Sunset countdown & live cam

Dining

Where to eat after the sand

Boat Trips

Cruises, sails & tours

Events

What's on this week

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.