Current Conditions

MY OCEAN DATA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Pacific Beach, CA

Current conditions at Pacific Beach feature warm 73°F water, 3.3 ft waves at 12 seconds, 1 mph E wind.

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Air Temperature
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Current coastal air temperature
Water Temperature
73°
Nearby NOAA buoy observation
Wave Height
3.3 ft
Significant wave height
Swell Period
12 sec
Dominant wave period
Swell Direction
SW
Mean wave direction
Wind
1 mph E
Current coastal wind
Weather
Current Conditions
National Weather Service
Conditions Rating
Excellent
My Ocean Data rating

About Pacific Beach, California

County
San Diego County
Coastal Region
Central San Diego coast
Coastal Setting
An open sandy beach north of Mission Beach

Pacific Beach is an exposed west-facing beach in central San Diego. Its broad sandy shoreline makes current wave height, swell period and wind especially helpful for understanding how energetic the ocean may feel on a given day.

Seasonal pattern: Late summer often combines warmer water with smaller surf, while winter more often produces stronger west and northwest swell.

Current ocean conditions for Pacific Beach

This page presents current coastal weather and ocean conditions for Pacific Beach, San Diego County, California. Weather and wind observations are supplied by the National Weather Service. Wave height, swell period, swell direction and water temperature are obtained from nearby NOAA National Data Buoy Center stations. Offshore observations may differ from conditions directly at the beach.

Data sources: NOAA National Data Buoy Center  •  National Weather Service