Oceanside Pier
33.19°N · 117.39°W
Oceanside Pier Fishing Forecast
Updated today
California Halibut fishing at Oceanside Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at Oceanside Pier from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.
Species
Now 80 · 10 AM PST
Bonito, yellowtail, bass and tuna at Oceanside Pier lately
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster24-Hour Conditions
All times PST
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Why this score
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 5 per day
- Possession
- 5 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 22"
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.
Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen California Halibut is best at this spot
SHORE PROFILE
- GETTING THERE
- At the foot of Pier View Way downtown, with paid lots and metered street parking nearby. A long walk out on the deck reaches deeper water at the end.
- HOW IT'S FISHED
- Live bait on a sliding sinker rig
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About Oceanside Pier
Oceanside Pier is a shore spot near Oceanside, California. Charted structure: pier. Species scored here: Surfperch, California Halibut, Kelp Bass and California Scorpionfish.
Oceanside Pier is one of the spots we track around Oceanside. More spots in Oceanside · All of California.
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