Pacifica Pier Close-Up Live Cam, California

This close-up camera from Chamberlin Nature focuses on the Pacifica Pier in the Sharp Park area of Pacifica, California, about 15 minutes south of San Francisco. It is one of four cameras on the channel offering different views of the coast, including a wider view to the north.

The Pacifica Municipal Pier stretches out into the Pacific from Beach Boulevard. It was built in the early 1970s and is one of the most popular fishing piers in the Bay Area, especially during salmon season and when Dungeness crab are running in winter. On busy days the rail is lined with anglers, crab nets and buckets, and pelicans and gulls hang around hoping for scraps.

Pacifica sits on a dramatic stretch of coast, with steep cliffs, the Mori Point headland and the Sharp Park seawall nearby. In winter, big swells can crash against the seawall and send spray over the pier. Gray whales migrate past offshore from December to May, and humpback whales are often seen in summer and autumn.

The weather here is cool all year, with frequent summer fog and clearer, sunnier days in spring and autumn. Sunsets can be magnificent. California uses Pacific Time.

The stream is provided by Chamberlin Nature.