Pacifica Pier & Beach

Pacifica Pier & Beach is a W-facing beach break in Pacifica, California, United States. It picks up swell from S to W and WNW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 46% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the E: light winds or E breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while W onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

W (270°)

Best swell

SW to W (230°–277°) or WNW to NW (283°–311°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NE to SE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

S to W (181.5° to 277.5°); WNW to NW (283.5° to 312°)

Offshore wind

E

Tide

NOAA station 9414131

Wave buoy

SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA · 33 km away

Cams

3 (3 play here)