3.3ft Hs
W from · 272° · 10.1 s
CALIFORNIA / Pacific BeachSPOT / 052
South Pacific Beach.
Beach
Left & right32.774° N / 117.254° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance
Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.
Estimated surf face3.2 ftForecast for Wed Nov 11, 6:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind5.3 mphWNW from · older cache
NOAA tide reference—MLLW · not loaded
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Swell by swell.
Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
Wed Nov 11, 6:00pm Pacific
MFWAM · 2 components
0.0ft Hs
No energy reported for this component
GFS · all-zero feed unconfirmed
This model reports only zeros across its cached partition forecast while another model reports swell. This is not confirmation of flat surf. Check the other source or try refreshing later.
Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.
Coastal wind retrieved Wed Nov 11, 5:45pm · older cache. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Nov 11, 6:00pm · ECMWF Nov 11, 6:00pm · MFWAM Nov 11, 6:00pm. Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Nov 11 | 3.1 ft | 5.0 mph | 14/14 |
| Thu Nov 12 | 3.0 ft | 5.7 mph | 14/14 |
| Fri Nov 13 | 3.9 ft | 8.4 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Nov 14 | 5.3 ft | 5.9 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Nov 15 | 4.5 ft | 6.4 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Nov 16 | 4.2 ft | 5.7 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Nov 17 | 4.3 ft | 7.3 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 6:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.0–3.3 ft | 4.7 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 5.3 mph WNW | — | 2 |
| Wed 7:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.0–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 4.5 mph W | — | 2 |
| Wed 8:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 2.3 mph W | — | 2 |
| Wed 9:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.0–3.4 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 1.6 mph ENE | — | 2 |
| Wed 10:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.4 ft | 4.9 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 5.2 mph ENE | — | 2 |
| Wed 11:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.4 ft | 4.9 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 4.5 mph ENE | — | 2 |
| Thu 12:00am | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 4.4 mph ENE | — | 2 |
| Thu 1:00am | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 4.3 mph NE | — | 2 |
| Thu 2:00am | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 4.4 mph NE | — | 2 |
| Thu 3:00am | 3.2 ft | 3.0–3.3 ft | 4.7 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 2.9 mph NE | — | 2 |
| Thu 4:00am | 3.1 ft | 3.0–3.2 ft | 4.7 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 2.6 mph NNE | — | 2 |
| Thu 5:00am | 3.1 ft | 3.0–3.1 ft | 4.6 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 5.4 mph ENE | — | 2 |
| Thu 6:00am | 3.1 ft | 3.0–3.1 ft | 4.6 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 4.5 mph NE | — | 2 |
| Thu 7:00am | 3.0 ft | 3.0–3.1 ft | 4.5 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 4.1 mph NE | — | 2 |
| Thu 8:00am | 3.0 ft | 2.9–3.1 ft | 4.5 ft | WSW · 12.5 s | 2.8 mph E | — | 2 |
| Thu 9:00am | 3.0 ft | 2.9–3.0 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 2.3 mph S | — | 2 |
| Thu 10:00am | 2.9 ft | 2.9–3.0 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 3.9 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Thu 11:00am | 2.9 ft | 2.9–3.0 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 7.5 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 12:00pm | 2.9 ft | 2.9–2.9 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.6 s | 9.2 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 1:00pm | 2.9 ft | 2.9–2.9 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 9.6 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 2:00pm | 2.9 ft | 2.9–2.9 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 9.6 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 3:00pm | 3.0 ft | 2.9–3.0 ft | 4.4 ft | WSW · 12.8 s | 8.8 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Thu 4:00pm | 3.0 ft | 2.9–3.0 ft | 4.5 ft | WSW · 12.8 s | 6.3 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Thu 5:00pm | 3.0 ft | 3.0–3.1 ft | 4.5 ft | WSW · 12.8 s | 4.1 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 6:00pm | 3.1 ft | 3.0–3.1 ft | 4.6 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 3.8 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 7:00pm | 3.1 ft | 3.1–3.2 ft | 4.7 ft | WSW · 12.7 s | 3.8 mph S | — | 2 |
| Thu 8:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.8 s | 4.1 mph SSE | — | 2 |
| Thu 9:00pm | 3.2 ft | 3.1–3.3 ft | 4.8 ft | WSW · 12.9 s | 4.7 mph S | — | 2 |
| Thu 10:00pm | 3.3 ft | 3.2–3.4 ft | 4.9 ft | WSW · 13.1 s | 4.9 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Thu 11:00pm | 3.3 ft | 3.3–3.4 ft | 5.0 ft | WSW · 13.2 s | 3.9 mph SSE | — | 2 |
| Fri 12:00am | 3.4 ft | 3.2–3.5 ft | 5.0 ft | WSW · 13.4 s | 5.1 mph ESE | — | 2 |
| Fri 1:00am | 3.4 ft | 3.3–3.5 ft | 5.1 ft | WSW · 13.5 s | 8.2 mph ESE | — | 2 |
| Fri 2:00am | 3.5 ft | 3.4–3.6 ft | 5.2 ft | WSW · 13.6 s | 9.0 mph SE | — | 2 |
| Fri 3:00am | 3.5 ft | 3.4–3.6 ft | 5.2 ft | WSW · 13.7 s | 9.1 mph SE | — | 2 |
| Fri 4:00am | 3.6 ft | 3.5–3.6 ft | 5.3 ft | WSW · 13.7 s | 7.8 mph SE | — | 2 |
| Fri 5:00am | 3.6 ft | 3.5–3.7 ft | 5.4 ft | WSW · 13.8 s | 8.9 mph SE | — | 2 |
| Fri 6:00am | 3.7 ft | 3.6–3.8 ft | 5.5 ft | WSW · 13.8 s | 5.6 mph ESE | — | 2 |
| Fri 7:00am | 3.7 ft | 3.6–3.9 ft | 5.6 ft | WSW · 13.8 s | 15.6 mph W | — | 2 |
| Fri 8:00am | 3.8 ft | 3.6–3.9 ft | 5.6 ft | WSW · 13.7 s | 5.3 mph WNW | — | 2 |
| Fri 9:00am | 3.8 ft | 3.7–4.0 ft | 5.8 ft | WSW · 13.7 s | 7.9 mph SE | — | 2 |
| Fri 10:00am | 3.9 ft | 3.6–4.1 ft | 5.8 ft | WSW · 13.6 s | 8.5 mph SSE | — | 2 |
| Fri 11:00am | 3.9 ft | 3.6–4.1 ft | 5.8 ft | W · 13.4 s | 8.1 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.7–4.1 ft | 5.9 ft | W · 13.3 s | 10.9 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.6–4.2 ft | 5.8 ft | W · 13.1 s | 10.3 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.7–4.2 ft | 5.9 ft | W · 12.8 s | 10.0 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.7–4.1 ft | 5.9 ft | W · 12.6 s | 8.4 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 3.9 ft | 3.7–4.1 ft | 5.9 ft | W · 12.4 s | 7.9 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 4.0 ft | 3.8–4.2 ft | 6.0 ft | W · 12.2 s | 7.1 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 4.0 ft | 3.9–4.2 ft | 6.0 ft | W · 12.1 s | 6.3 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 4.1 ft | 3.9–4.2 ft | 6.1 ft | W · 12.0 s | 6.3 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 4.1 ft | 4.0–4.3 ft | 6.2 ft | W · 11.9 s | 6.4 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 4.1 ft | 4.0–4.3 ft | 6.2 ft | W · 11.8 s | 7.7 mph W | — | 2 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 4.2 ft | 4.0–4.3 ft | 6.2 ft | W · 11.7 s | 7.5 mph W | — | 2 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 4.2 ft | 4.1–4.4 ft | 6.3 ft | WSW · 11.5 s | 7.8 mph W | — | 2 |
| Sat 12:00am | 4.2 ft | 4.1–4.3 ft | 6.3 ft | WSW · 11.2 s | 9.4 mph W | — | 2 |
| Sat 1:00am | 4.3 ft | 4.2–4.4 ft | 6.4 ft | WSW · 10.9 s | 10.9 mph W | — | 2 |
| Sat 2:00am | 4.4 ft | 4.3–4.5 ft | 6.6 ft | WSW · 10.7 s | 10.1 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 3:00am | 4.4 ft | 4.3–4.6 ft | 6.7 ft | WSW · 10.5 s | 10.0 mph W | — | 2 |
| Sat 4:00am | 4.3 ft | 4.1–4.4 ft | 6.4 ft | W · 10.8 s | 8.6 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 5:00am | 4.6 ft | 4.5–4.8 ft | 7.0 ft | WSW · 10.3 s | 7.1 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 6:00am | 4.4 ft | 4.2–4.6 ft | 6.6 ft | W · 10.8 s | 5.5 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 7:00am | 4.5 ft | 4.3–4.8 ft | 6.8 ft | W · 10.9 s | 5.2 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 8:00am | 4.9 ft | 4.9–5.0 ft | 7.4 ft | W · 10.5 s | 4.1 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 9:00am | 5.0 ft | 5.0–5.1 ft | 7.6 ft | W · 10.8 s | 5.6 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 10:00am | 5.1 ft | 5.0–5.2 ft | 7.7 ft | W · 11.1 s | 6.4 mph SSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 11:00am | 5.3 ft | 5.2–5.3 ft | 7.9 ft | W · 11.4 s | 7.1 mph SW | — | 2 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 5.4 ft | 5.2–5.5 ft | 8.1 ft | W · 11.8 s | 8.1 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 5.5 ft | 5.3–5.7 ft | 8.2 ft | W · 12.0 s | 8.0 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 5.5 ft | 5.4–5.7 ft | 8.3 ft | W · 12.2 s | 6.6 mph WSW | — | 2 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 5.6 ft | 5.5–5.7 ft | 8.5 ft | W · 12.4 s | 6.0 mph W | — | 2 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 5.7 ft | 5.6–5.8 ft | 8.5 ft | W · 12.5 s | 5.1 mph WNW | — | 2 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 5.7 ft | 5.6–5.7 ft | 8.5 ft | W · 12.6 s | 5.1 mph NW | — | 2 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 5.7 ft | 5.7–5.8 ft | 8.6 ft | W · 12.7 s | 5.2 mph NW | — | 2 |
Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.
This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.
Know the spot
The southern PB stretch concluding this atlas.
- Break type
- Beach
- Wave direction
- Left & right
- Reported difficulty
- Intermediate
- Bottom
- Sand
- Reported swell preference
- SW–NW
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
The formal endpoint is Pacific Beach, but this marker helps the atlas feel complete at the city-scale shoreline.
Before paddling out: Currents, crowding, submerged rock or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.
Public access Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally
Source references
- Pacific Beach / Crystal Pier local surf guide ↗
- Regional surf guide — Southern Orange County to San Diego corridor ↗
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
THE FIELD GUIDE / South Pacific Beach
Read this stretch of coast.
Follow the swell window
The catalogue’s reported preference for South Pacific Beach is “SW–NW”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.
Check the water level
Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.
Read the bottom and the lineup
Catalogue bottom: Sand. Reported difficulty: Intermediate. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.
A useful note for next time
Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.
Camera references nearby
Pacific Beach ↗
HDOnTap · about 2.7 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Pacific Beach oceanfront surf view near the Crystal Pier area.
Windansea ↗
The Surfers View · about 6.9 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Publicly listed Windansea reef-camera page.
La Jolla Shores ↗
HDOnTap · about 9.2 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Beach and surf view at La Jolla Shores.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
Make the next session easier
Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work
Nearby spots to compare
PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.
COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE
Waves at the model cells
4.07–4.07 ftSignificant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.
Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.