Pacific Beach, California Weather
Pacific Beach, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Pacific Beach, San Diego County.
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About Pacific Beach, California
Pacific Beach unfurls its sun-bleached shores against the vast blue expanse of the Pacific, a place where the land exhales a salty, bracing air. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-east of La Jolla, CA (from La Jolla, CA: bearing 150°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-west of San Diego. The terrain here is a gentle, sandy undulation, sloping imperceptibly toward the restless rhythm of the waves, a constant, mesmerizing pulse that shapes the very character of the locale. Low-lying coastal scrub, resilient against the ocean's persistent kiss, clings to the dunes, occasionally yielding to the ordered green of manicured lawns and the pastel hues of beach bungalows. The sky overhead is a canvas of ever-shifting light, from the sharp, crystalline clarity of midday to the soft, ethereal blush that paints the horizon at dusk, a daily benediction upon the sand and sea. This stretch of coastline, long a magnet for those drawn to the ocean's embrace, hums with a youthful, energetic spirit, its economy buoyed by tourism and the vibrant service industry that caters to surfers, sun-seekers, and students from nearby educational institutions. Pacific Beach carries the echoes of a more rustic past, a time when its open spaces were less defined by boardwalks and beach cruisers, yet it has always retained its essential connection to the sea. The air here often carries the distant, melodic cry of gulls and the faint, persistent murmur of conversation, a constant soundtrack to the ebb and flow of daily life, where the pursuit of leisure and the simple joy of the sun on one's skin are the prevailing currencies.
Live animated radar for Pacific Beach and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Pacific Beach, San Diego County, California |
| Coordinates | 32.797826°N, 117.240314°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 92109 |
| Area Code | 714 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pacific Beach, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pacific Beach, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Pacific Beach includes coordinates 32.797826°N, 117.240314°W, situated in San Diego County. ZIP code 92109. Telephone area code: 714. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
