Pacifica State Beach
San Mateo County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Calmest: 12 pm to 3 pm, sunset 6:21 pm5.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5.0
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Good
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C57°F
- Water
- 17°C62°F
- Wind
- 138 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 2.1 m7 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 2 am, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 9 am, 0.9 m3 ft
- Low 3 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
- High 9 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Mon7.3 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
- Tue7.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
About Pacifica State Beach
Pacifica State Beach is a state beach in San Mateo County, California, United States, with an area of 29 acres. The beach is 0.67 miles long and has a nearest bus stop 450 feet away.
Pacifica State Beach is the southernmost of Pacifica, California's large beaches. It is a 0.75-mile-long (1.21 km) crescent-shaped beach located at the mouth of the San Pedro Valley in downtown Pacifica off State Route 1, in San Mateo County. Over one million people visit this beach annually.
Pacifica State Beach is one of the most popular beginner surfing spots in the San Francisco area. Among surfers it is commonly known as Linda Mar Beach because it fronts Pacifica's Linda Mar neighborhood. It is a State Beach managed by the City of Pacifica through an operating agreement with California State Parks. The Pacifica Skatepark is located directly across from the beach.
Source: Pacifica State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms250 m800 ft away
- Showers250 m830 ft away
- Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 170 m560 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink17 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 160 m520 ft
- Wheelchair rampMapped nearbyWithin 500 m0.3 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 140 m450 ftCabrillo Highway & Crespi Drive
- Nearest town
- 280 m900 ftPacifica (town)
- Nearest airport
- 10 km6 miHalf Moon Bay Airport (HAF)
Nearby places
- Puerto 27 Peruvian Kitchen & Pisco BarInternational160 m520 ft
- Fog City JavaFood and drink300 m980 ft
- Kani KosenJapanese310 m0.2 mi
- Taco Bell CantinaTex-mex410 m0.3 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- San Pedro Beach0.3 km0.2 mi south-west away5.7 Good later
- Rockaway Beach1.1 km0.7 mi north away5.9 Good later
- Shelter Cove, Pacifica, California1.2 km0.7 mi west away5.7 Good later
- Sharp Park Beach3.2 km2.0 mi north away5.9 Good later
- Devils Slide Beach3.9 km2.4 mi south away5.7 Good later