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Santa Monica State Beach (Pier North Stretch)

34.01°N · 118.50°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Clear
11% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 3kn WSW G4. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 69.6°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
4 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Combined bag limit of 5 fish (Paralabrax species) in any combination, but no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
California Halibut Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Sand Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Sand Bass
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
—
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Beach

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Santa Monica Pier
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H 10:53 PM · 1.6 m
L 4:50 AM · 0.3 m
Santa Monica State Beach (South / Ocean Park)
Groundfish Management Area —
86
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 86 · Barred Sand Bass 86
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L 4:52 AM · 0.3 m
Santa Monica Artificial Reef
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Barred Sand Bass 85 · California Sheephead 85 · Leopard Shark 85
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H 10:55 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:52 AM · 0.3 m
Will Rogers State Beach (South End)
Groundfish Management Area —
87
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 87 · Barred Sand Bass 87
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2 kt SW
H 10:55 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:52 AM · 0.3 m

Santa Monica State Beach's Pier North Stretch is an open sand beach fronting the waters north of the Santa Monica Pier, a shoreline defined by shifting sand flats rather than hard structure. California Halibut hold along these flats through their peak from March to July, while Barred Sand Bass move onto the sand in March and again from June to August. Drift fishing carries both species, working live anchovies, live sardines, or live smelt across the bottom as the current pulls baits over open ground. For Barred Sand Bass, plastic swimbaits and squid on a straight bait presentation extend the coverage, and jigging with leadhead swimbaits or metal jigs picks up fish holding lower in the water column. The sand-dominated seabed rewards drifting across a spread of ground rather than anchoring on a single feature.

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