Pacific Beach (PB)

"PB's got some meat on it right now with that incoming tide pushing the banks up and steepening the faces. 2.9 footers are standing taller than they look, shoulder-high walls with decent shape on the A-frames. Wind's light and from the northeast so you're getting some organization, and that 8.5 second period means these waves have some juice to them. Problem is the crowd's absolutely hectic, brah — lineup's packed shoulder to shoulder, so you're fighting for waves harder than you're surfing them. Good session for shortboarders who can thread the needle and find their peak, but if you're not sharp on positioning you'll spend more time waiting than getting barreled. Best window: 8am–10am — beat the full tide and catch the peak before the crew really shows up"