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Jan 15, 2026
Viz: 15-20+ Surf: 2-3 Water temp: 61 Much bluer today with 15-20ft of viz up at Scripps. Swell is still up a bit so the cove is a bit churned up and entry will be a little more difficult. The...
Jan 12, 2026
Viz: 25+ Surf: 1-2 Water temp: 62 Looking like another incredible day out there! Visibility is giving a solid 25-30ft viz and leopard sharks are back! Water is super blue and very little particulates. Get out there!
Jan 10, 2026
Vis: 10-15 ft Swell: 1ft @ 14 secs WNW Water Temp: 60-62 F With the swell dropping, we've seen a slight improvement from yesterday. The Scripps Cam is showing a solid 10-15 feet. Pretty average San Diego conditions, but still...
Jan 9, 2026
Vis: 5-10 ft Swell: 2.5 ft @ 10 secs WNW Water Temp: 61-63 F Fairly poor conditions this morning. Looks like a very hazy 5-10 feet on the Scripps Cam. This large(ish) short period swell is no doubt churning everything...
Jan 7, 2025
Vis: 15-30ft Swell: 2-3ft Water Temp: 62 F Wow, viz is just looking spectacular out there! Scripps is giving a solid 20-30ft of viz and very blue. Shallows might still be murked up but if you are looking to get...
Jan 6th, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Swell: 2-3ft Water Temp: 62 F Still recovering from this rain and runoff. Scripps pier is giving some low 10ft of viz and looking pretty hazy. Swell seems to pick up again in the next few days...
Jan 4, 2026
Vis: 10-15 ft Swell: 3.2 ft @ 9 secs WSW Water Temp: 62-64 F Slightly below average conditions today. Scripps Cam is showing 10-15 feet with a lot of haze. This large, short period swell is no doubt churning everything...
Jan 3rd, 2026
Vis: 10-15 ft Swell: 1-2 Water Temp: 62-64 F With all this rain and runoff, water quality advisories are still in effect. Scripps is looking pretty green and giving a good amount of haze at 10ft of viz. If you...
Jan 2, 2026
Vis: 15-20 ft Swell: 2-3 ft @ 12 secs WSW Water Temp: 62-64 F Local reports as well as Scripps Pier Cam are showing excellent viz inshore around la jolla. With the king tide going out this morning, Viz may...
Dec 30, 2025
Vis: 15-20 ft Swell: 0.5 ft @ 7 secs WSW Water Temp: 61-63 F   Pretty good conditions! Scripps Cam is showing a solid 15-20 feet. Some friends of ours reported good vis in the Cove and by the caves,...
Dec 27, 2025
Vis: 0-5 ft Swell: 4 ft @ 12 secs Water Temp: 60-62 F Still pretty blown out. Chest to head-high swell, combined with heavy winds has resulted in very poor conditions. Scripps cam is showing 0-5 ft of vis😬😬
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 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...