Pacific Beach
32.80°N · 117.26°W
Pacific Beach Fishing Forecast
Updated today
California Halibut fishing at Pacific Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at Pacific Beach 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 82 · 9 AM PST
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
- There is street parking and small lots near the boardwalk off Garnet Ave and Grand Ave. Walk onto the sand and fish the troughs, avoiding the crowded swim zones.
- HOW IT'S FISHED
- Carolina rig with sand crabs or grubs in the surf
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About Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach is a shore spot near San Diego, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Barred Surfperch, Surfperch and California Halibut.
Pacific Beach is one of the spots we track around San Diego. More spots in San Diego · All of California.
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