San Diego Dive Reports

November 10th
Vis: 10-15 ft Water Temp: 66-68 F Swell: 2 ft @ 11 secs WNW Wind: 5 kts NW With a decrease in wind and swell, we are seeing visibility hold in the hazy 10ft range based on local reports. 
Nov 9, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Water Temp: 66-68 F Swell: 2 ft @ 12 secs WNW Wind: 6 kts NW Big improvement from yesterday. The wind died down overnight and gave everything a chance to settle down. Scripps cam is showing a...
Nov 8, 2025
Vis: 0-5 ft Water Temp: 66-68 F Swell:  3 ft @ 12 secs WNW Pretty green out there. Scripps cam is showing no more than 5 feet of vis. Recent increases in the chloro count, as well as the large...
Nov 7th, 2025
Vis: 0-5ft ft Swell: 2-3Water Temp: 66–67°F Green, green, green. Scripps Pier looking like 0 viz, you can barely see the first piling. Yesterday we had some pretty incredible king tides, that much water movement and this weekends increase in swell...
November 6, 2025
Vis: 5–15 ft (hazy)Swell: 2-3Water Temp: 66–67°F Pretty green out there today. Flatter surface waves but near shore areas are looking pretty chruned up still. Some ares in La Jolla are looking like pure milk, best bet is further out...
November 4, 2025
Vis: 5–15 ft (hazy)Swell: 3–4 ft @ 8 sec WNW (subsiding)Water Temp: 66–67°F The large swell from earlier in the week is finally easing, bringing calmer surface conditions. Visibility remains on the lower side with some haze throughout the water...
November 3rd
Vis: 5-10ftSwell: 4–6 ftWater Temp: ~67°F (19.5°C) Visibility deteriorating today due to the recent increase in swell. Scripps pier cam showing just a hazy 5-10ft of visibility. You can expect a lot more particulate stirred up in the water as...
November 2, 2025
Vis: ~30 ft (excellent!)Swell: 4–6 ft, rising into sunset and peaking tomorrowWater Temp: ~67°F (19.5°C) Scripps Pier cam is showing outstanding 30-foot visibility today — the clearest we’ve seen in a while! The water has warmed slightly to a comfortable...
November 1, 2025
Vis: ~20 ft (clearer than last week)Swell: Picking up — time your entries/exits carefullyWater Temp: ~66°F (19°C) Scripps Pier cam is showing about 20 feet of visibility today with noticeably less particulate matter in the water compared to last week...
Oct 31, 2025
Vis: 15-20 ft Swell: 2.3 ft @ 8 secs WNW Water Temp: 66-68 F Happy Halloween! Scripps cam is showing a nice 15 feet. Overall pretty solid conditions, looks like a good day to get out there! Due to the...
Oct 30, 2025
Visibility: 10–15 ft (variable)Surf: 1-2 ftWater Temperature: ~64–65°F Pretty hazy 10-15ft at Scripps Pier. Pretty calm waters out there though! if your looking to get out and lobster this is a great time for it. Reports of lots of particulates...
Oct 28, 2025
Visibility: 5–15 ft (variable)Surf: 3–4 ft, easing into tomorrowWater Temperature: ~64–65°F Dense fog is covering most beaches today, creating calm surface conditions but dimmer light underwater. The smoother surface may help stabilize visibility slightly, though the muted sunlight could make...
Oct 27, 2025
Visibility: 5-15ft ftSurf: 2-3ftWater Temperature: 65°F Water temp continues to drop, Swell and waves are still quite chunky near shore, 0-10ft of viz. Gets better at depth further from shore, around 15-20ft.
Oct 26, 2025
Visibility: 0–10 ftSurf: 3–4 ft+, mixed SSW and WNW swellWater Temperature: 66°F Shallows are looking pretty rough, decent 3-4ft swell up in La Jolla with lots of particulates. Viz really clears up out from shore though, line divers this morning...
October 25, 2025
Visibility: 0–10 ftSurf: 3–4 ft+, mixed SSW and WNW swellWater Temperature: 66°F Conditions remain on the challenging side today. According to recent local dive reports and the Scripps Pier cam, visibility is limited across much of the area, with hazy...
Oct 24, 2025
Vis: 5-10 ft Swell: 2 ft @ 7 secs WNW Water Temp: 64-66 F Pretty sub-optimal conditions today. Scripps Cam is showing a green, hazy 5-10 feet. This short period swell (7 secs) combined with a recent increase in the...
Oct 23, 2025
Vis: 0-10 ft Surf: 3-4 ft  Water Temp: 66 F Surgey and sloshy out there today. Viz is looking pretty hazy out there, 0-5ft in the shallows.
October 21. 2025
Vis: 0-10 ft Surf: 3-4 ft + Mixed SSW and WNW swells Water Temp: 66 F Based on local dive reports and Scripps Pier cam footage, the water is fairly hazy in most areas. Swell has picked up, especially around...
October 20th, 2025
Vis: 5-15 ft Surf: 3-4 ft Water Temp: 66 F Local visibility is holding in the 5-10 range on average. Based on local dive reports and Scripps Pier cam footage, the water is fairly hazy in most areas, with some...
October 19, 2025
Vis: 5-15 ft Surf: 3-4 ft, 01.0 ft WNW 16s and 16s and 12s  Water Temp: 66 F Overlapping swell mixture from the WNW direction is picking up into the start of this week. As of this morning, the long...
October 18, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Surf: 2-3 ft, 0.7 ft WNW 7s and 13s, and 1.2 ft SW 16s Water Temp: 66 F Diving conditions only appear to be a hazy 5-10 ft based on footage from the Scripps Pier Camera at...