EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 29, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Gary H. Schoenfeld, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Michael W. Kaplan, the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: December 7, 2011	/s/ GARY H. SCHOENFELD
	Gary H. Schoenfeld
	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
	Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: December 7, 2011	/s/ MICHAEL W. KAPLAN
	Michael W. Kaplan
	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

This certification accompanies this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.