San Diego Dive Reports

Jan 4, 2024
Viz: 5-15ft Surf: 2-3ft Water Temp: 58F  Swell is picking up a bit as we are seeing 3-4ft waves and 5+ in certain areas. Diving conditions will be best in protected areas or beyond the surf at depth. high tide...
Jan 3, 2025
Viz: 5-15ft Surf: 2-3ft Water Temp: 58F  Conditions are quite similar to yesterday, with calm winds at 0 knots, creating glassy surfaces beyond the waves. For the best diving experience, focus on areas sheltered from the swell. Expect the swell...
Jan 2, 2025
Viz: 5-15ft Surf: 2-3ft Water Temp: 58F  Happy New Year! We're kicking off the year with our first dive report, and the conditions are already looking much better compared to last week. La Jolla is seeing manageable waves at 1-2 ft,...
Dec 30, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 4-6ft Water Temp: 58F  There's a slight drop in the swell but overall things are looking pretty similar to what we saw last week. The underwater pier camera in La Jolla still shows visibility at less than...
Dec 29, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 4-6ft+ Water Temp: 58F  Conditions today remain similar to yesterday, with the large swell continuing to impact the area. The underwater pier camera in La Jolla still shows visibility at less than 5 feet, with strong water...
Dec 28, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 4-6ft+ Water Temp: 58F  Conditions remain consistent with yesterday. The large swell is still impacting the area, stirring things up significantly. Visibility on the underwater pier camera in La Jolla continues to be less than 5 feet,...
Dec 27, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 4-6ft+ Water Temp: 58F  We are still getting hit with a large amount of swell which is stirring things up quite a bit. Visibility on the underwater pier camera in La Jolla is showing visibility at less...
Dec 22, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 6-8ft+ Water Temp: 58F BIG SWELLLLL ! Skip the snorkel or dive and go check out the massive waves that have moved into town. 
Dec 21st, 2024
Viz: 5-10ft Surf: 2-3ft+ Water Temp: 58F Vis is a smidge better than yesterday, still a hazy 5-10ft at Scripps Pier. Divers at La Jolla Shores say conditions are decent right now, low wind and swell. Get out there early as...
Dec 20, 2024
Viz: 0-5ft Surf: 3-4ft+ Water Temp: 57F You've got a small window of time before this swell moves in and shakes things up for the next two weeks. Right now viz isn't great, still green with lots of particulates but you...
Dec 19th, 2024
Viz: 5ft Surf: 3-4ft+ Water Temp: 56F Swell is moving in! Conditions are blah and vis is around 5ft but if you get lucky maybe a hazy ~10ft with lots of green particulates. If your a surfer though, now is...
Dec 15, 2024
Viz: 5-10ft Surf: 3-4ft+  Water Temp: 55F Conditions remain pretty similar to yesterday and are forecasted to stay like this into next week.   With some strong swell and minimal visibility it is not looking the best for diving at the...
Dec 14, 2024
Viz: 5-10ft Surf: 2-3ft+  Water Temp: 55F Very hazy and very cold out there right now.   Water temp is sitting around 55 degrees and there is an algae bloom hitting San Diego extending down to the Coronado Islands which is...
Dec 13, 2024
Viz: 5-10ft Surf: 2-3ft+  Water Temp: 59F Pretty hazy out there with some size-able swell. King Tides are coming this weekend though! Check out the link below for more info and high/low tide timings! https://sandiego.surfrider.org/news/king-tides-2-2024#:~:text=Each%20year%2C%20the%20annual%20King,many%20of%20San%20Diego's%20beaches.
Dec 8, 2024
Viz: 10-15 Surf: 2-3ft+  Water Temp: 59F A little soupy out there! Lots of particulates and the water has turned a bit green. Viz is looking like a pretty hazy 5-10ft.
Dec 7, 2024
Viz: 10-15 Surf: 3-4ft+ Water Temp: 59F Scripps has quite a bit of particulates floating around and a hazy 10 ft visibilty. Surf is still up a bit so visibility elsewhere will probably be patchy. 
Dec 1, 2024
Viz: 10-15 Surf:  1-2ft  Water Temp: 58F Scripps is looking pretty crystal clear right now, especially in the shallows. Some patches are still getting a bit of particulates and green haze as you head more south.  Black Friday Sales until Monday...
Nov 30, 2024
Viz: 20-30 Surf:  2-3ft  Water Temp: 59F     Water has turned a bit green but visibility is still sitting at a solid 20ft and pretty hazy around 30ft. Visibility at the Coronado Islands yesterday was a solid 50ft.   Black Friday...
Nov 26, 2024
Viz: 20-30 Surf:  2-3ft  Water Temp: 59F Visibility has finally cleared up! Most spots are at least 15-20ft vis from the surface. Some of our divers up north last night mentioned there might be a small layer of red tide here...
November 21, 2024
Viz: 5-15ft Surf:  2-3ft  Water Temp: 63F Hey divers! Surface conditions are looking pretty friendly out there today, but be prepared for some patchy visibility. The Scripps Underwater Cam is clocking in at under 10 feet of vis. With a...
November 19, 2024
Viz: 5-15ft Surf:  2-3+ft  Water Temp: 63F Spotty visibility but definitely cleaning up from that red tide. Swell is still going strong too.