San Diego Dive Reports

September 30th, 2025
Vis: 5-10 ft Surf: 3-4ft @ 11 secs SW Water Temp: 66-68 F Conditions remain a very hazy 5-10 feet, with an increased surge of particulates. SSW swell from Hurricane Narda swell is expected to hold its size through this...
September, 29th
Vis: 5-10 ft Surf: 3-4ft @ 11 secs SW Water Temp: 66-68 F Conditions remain a very hazy 5-10 feet as the swell continues to pick up locally. 
September 28, 2025
Vis: 5-10 ft Surf: 2ft @ 13 secs SW Water Temp: 66-68 F Heavy decline in conditions since yesterday. The swell has picked up significantly, which has in turn churned up a lot of sediment and particulates. Scripps cam is...
September 27, 2025
Vis: ~20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft @ 5 secs WSW Water Temp: 66-68 F Swell is small for most spots but rising into the weekend. 15-20 ft vis observed on the Scripps Pier Cam in La Jolla. Gearing up for...
September 26, 2025
Vis: ~20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft @ 5 secs WSW Water Temp: 66-68 F Slight decline in clarity from yesterday. The swell has increased in size and decreased in period, and has churned up some sediment. Time your entries well...
September 25, 2025
Vis: 20+ ft Water Temp: 68 F Surf: 1.2 ft @ 12 secs SW Looking pretty good out there! Scripps cam is showing a solid 20 feet. Yesterday at La Jolla I was seeing ~15 ft vis, so looks like...
September 23rd, 2025
Vis: 5-10 ft Surf: 2-3 ft @ 14 secs Water Temp: 62-66 F Following recent rains, the water contact advisory has been lifted for many San Diego beaches, according to County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health. Dive conditions...
September 22nd, 2025
Vis: 5-10 ft Surf: 1-2 ft @ 5 secs Water Temp: 62-64 F Following recent rains last night and early this morning, San Diego continues to hold its contact advisory for all coastal waters. Dive conditions appear to be a...
September 21, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Surf: 1-2 ft @ 5 secs Water Temp: 62-64 F Pretty standard San Diego conditions, other than the change in water temp. Scripps cam is showing a hazy 10-15 ft. While the swell is small (1-2 ft),...
September 20, 2025
Vis: 10-20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft @ 13 sec Water Temp: 71-73 F  Looking good out there! Light winds until 10am, longer period swell appears to have settled down the denser particulate matter, leaving a thermocline film around 20-30ft near...
September 19, 2025
Vis: 20-25 ft Surf: 1-2 ft @ 13 secs Water Temp: 71-73 F Looking pretty good out there! Scripps cam is showing a solid 20-25 feet. The small, longer period swell has allowed some of the particulates to settle out....
September 18, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Surf: 1-2 ft Water Temp: 71 The vis from the Scripps Pier cam is a very hazy 10ft with lots of particulates. Following yesterday's rains, all coastal waters of San Diego County have a general rain advisory...
Sept 16, 2025
Vis: 10-20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft Water Temp: 71 F Clam as can be out there today! Vis looks clear in the shallows, starts to get patchy as you swim out but clears up again as you get further off...
September 15th, 2025
Vis: 10-20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft Water Temp: 71 F Based on local diver reports from this morning, along with Scripps Pier cam footage, visibility appears to be holding up in the 10-20 foot range with spots of hazy, murky...
September 14, 2025
Vis: 10-20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft Water Temp: 71 F From the Scripps Pier camera, the visibility is still solid as of early this morning, but plenty of particulate matter remains suspended, stirred up from the short period swell we...
Sept 13, 2025
Vis: 20-25ft  Surf: 1-2 Water Temp: Took a dive out to the 1/4 mile buoy, viz all the way to the bottom! A little leftover haze from the day before but otherwise pretty nice out there. The shallows in the...
September 10, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Surf: 2ft @ 6 secs Water Temp: 72-74 F Pretty similar conditions to yesterday. Scripps cam is showing a hazy 15 feet. This short period swell has churned things up a bit. Even with the relatively small...
Sept 11, 2025
Vis: 10-15 ft Surf: 1-2 ft Water Temp: 71.2 Wicked thermocline out there today at La Jolla. Water was pretty chilly and the water has murked up over night. You couldnt see the bottom out at the 1/4 mile buoy....
September 9, 2025
Vis: 10-20 ft Surf: 2-3 ft Water Temp: 73 F Scripps pier cam is giving a hazy 10-15ft but divers report hazy 20ft of viz offshore. 1/4 mile buoy in La Jolla is still seeing plenty of tope sharks, were...
September 8, 2025
Vis: 25-30 ft Surf: 1-3 ft Water Temp: 72 F Insane conditions! This morning divers have reported close to 30 feet of visibility near La Jolla cove. Reporters say the shallows continue to look like an aquarium, while conditions get...
September 7, 2025
Vis: 20-30 ft Surf: 2-3 ft Water Temp: 73  Beautiful conditions out there this morning. Tope sharks, sea lions, sea turtles and horn sharks are all out in full effect near La Jolla cove the past couple of days. Today...