San Diego Dive Reports

Dec 26, 2025
Vis: 0-10 ft Surf: 4.5 ft @ 10 secs Water Temp: 63 F As Chris said the other day, not the best week for diving... Scripps cam is showing a hazy 5 feet at best. We've had a large push...
Dec 22, 2025
Vis: 15-25ft Swell: 1-2 ft Water Temp: 62–64°F Divers this morning reported a hazy ~20ft of viz out from La Jolla Cove. Waves are relatively calm this morning, 1-2ft waves. Scripps pier is giving a solid 15ft of viz as well.  Looking...
December 20th, 2025
Vis: 15–20 ftSwell: 2-3 ft @ 12–13s WNWWater Temp: 62–64°F Lookin pretty dang good out there! Still a little bit of swell in the water but nothing to stay on land for by any stretch. Big thing is the tide...
December 19th, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ftSwell: 2-3ftWater Temp: 62°F Visibility at Scripps pier cam is giving a hazy 15-25ft. Reports are that things are still a bit hazier in shallow and cleaner out deep with the larger tidal swings. Stay warm out there...
Dec 18, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ftSwell: 2-3ftWater Temp: 62°F Pretty variable conditions out there. Shallows at marine room this morning are pretty murked out, 0-5ft viz, but that was mostly due to high tides. You'll definitely want to kick out to deeper waters...
Dec 15, 2025
Vis: 20-30ft ftSwell: 1-2ftWater Temp: 62°F Lookin good out there! Line divers yesterday at the shores were seeing 30ft viz out on the line. Scripps pier is giving hazy 30ft+. Viz seems to be in patches though as the shallows...
December 8th, 2025
Vis: 20-30 ftSurf: 1–2 ft Water Temp: 63 Fantastic viz, no complaints, get out there!
Dec 6, 2025
Vis: 25-30 ft Surf: 1 ft @ 10 secs WNW Water Temp: 60-62 F Primo conditions today! Scripps cam is showing a solid 25-30 ft, which if the forecast is correct, should continue to hold for the next couple days....
Dec 5, 2025
Vis: ~15–20 ft (estimated)Water Temp: 63°FWaves: 2–3 ft  King Tides! Wind was hitting La Jolla yesterday afternoon as early as 1pm, large tide swings makes the shallows pretty murked up, however if you are able to get out a ways...
Dec 4, 2025
Vis: ~15–20 ft (estimated)Water Temp: 63°FWaves: 2–3 ft  King Tides! take this opportunity to hit the tidepools today and tomorrow! Viz will take a bit of a hit due to the dramatic tide swings, Mission bay was prettu murked this...
November 29, 2025
Vis: 15-30 ftWater Temp: 63°FWaves: 2-3 ft A lovely sea star is covering up the Scripps Pier cam today but divers report 15-20ft viz close to shore and upwards of 20-30ft out at the buoys. Swell is coming in this...
November 26, 2025
Vis: 10–15 ftWater Temp: 63°FWaves: 2-3 ft Mixed reviews out there today, Scripps pier is giving a hazy and green 10ft, however freedivers out on the line yesterday (200m out) said viz was upwards of 15-20ft.  Heads up: Our Big...
November 24, 2025
Vis: 10–15 ftWater Temp: 63°FWaves: 4-5ft Scripps is giving a hazy 10-15ft (pic below). A little chunkier out there with the 4-5ft swell thats come in. Great surf out there, but visibility conditions will probably take a hit. Reports from...
November 22, 2025
Vis: 5–10 ftWater Temp: 63°FWaves: 3-4ft Viz looks to have taken a bit of a turn, pretty stirred up out there with lots of particulates floating around. Scripps pier is a very hazy 5-10ft. Bigger swell in today as well...
November 21st
Vis: 5–15 ftWater Temp: 65°FWaves: 3-4ft The visibility has again taken a hit due to increased surf along with the rain. Water is looking at best a very hazy 15 ft based on local reports and live cams. Rain advisory...
November 20th, 2025
Vis: 20-30ft Water Temp: 65°FWaves: 1–2 ft Visibility is looking solid at Scripps with about 20-30ft of blue viz. Water in the cove is looking like a dream, however water quality reports are still in advisory due to the rain and...
November 17, 2025
Vis: 20-30ft Water Temp: 65F Waves: 1-2ft Another insane day of visibility! The calm after the storm..Scripps is giving nearly 30ft of blue Viz! Check your local water quality reports though, we still got dumped on yesterday with rain and...
November 16, 2025
Vis: 20-30ft Water Temp: 65F Surprisingly good viz coming out of Scripps today. Unfortunately, with the rain and runoff its advised to stay out of the water for 72hrs. 
Nov 14, 2025
Vis: 25-30 ft Water Temp: 65-67 F Swell: 1.5 ft @ 10 secs WNW Wind: 8 kts E Stellar conditions today! The Scripps Cam is showing a solid 25 feet. You can even make out the furthest piling, which is...
November 13th, 2025
Vis: 20-30ft Water Temp: 65F Swell: 1-2ft Rain is on the horizon! Today may be the last day to get out there before run-off turns things sour. Mission Point Park this morning was decent viz at 15ft, Lots of little...
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.