La Jolla, right now.
The numbers that decide a shore dive here: swell, water temperature, tide, wind and rain. Pulled from NOAA and the National Weather Service. No guesses. Look at the water before you commit.
Sites
Same buoy, same tide station. Different entries.
La Jolla Shores
Wide sandy beach, a gentle slope and the edge of the La Jolla canyon.
What to watch La JollaLa Jolla Cove
A small pocket beach, rocky reef, kelp and sea lions inside the marine reserve.
What to watch La JollaMarine Room
The shallow south end of the Shores, known for leopard sharks in summer.
What to watchRight now
Updated Wed 12:55 AM. Refreshes about every 30 minutes.
Coastal Flood Warning. Coastal Flood Warning issued October 27 at 9:34PM PDT until October 29 at 1:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA
Swell
0.7 ft at 11.1 s
From the WNW. Wind waves 2 ft at 7.7 s. Combined wave height 2 ft.
Measured Wed 12:26 AM at the Scripps Nearshore buoy.
Water temperature
73°F
Scripps Pier 73°F, Scripps Nearshore buoy 73°F. At the surface. It’s usually colder below the thermocline, sometimes a lot colder.
Scripps Pier, Wed 12:36 AM.
Wind
5 mph SE
Mostly Cloudy. Up to 5 mph over the next 12 hours.
National Weather Service hourly forecast.
Rain, last 72 hours
None reported
San Diego airport.
Tides
| Low | Wed 4:01 AM | 2.0 ft |
|---|---|---|
| High | Wed 10:26 AM | 6.5 ft |
| Low | Wed 5:51 PM | -0.8 ft |
| High | Thu 12:29 AM | 3.5 ft |
| Low | Thu 4:38 AM | 2.4 ft |
| High | Thu 11:11 AM | 6.3 ft |
Predicted at La Jolla (Scripps Pier). Heights above mean lower low water.
Visibility
Not measured
No instrument measures visibility here, so we won’t guess a number. Three things drive it: swell stirring the bottom, runoff after rain, and plankton blooms, most often in late spring and early summer. Small swell and no recent rain are a good start. The only real answer is a diver who was just in the water.
Sources: NOAA buoy 46254, NOAA tides 9410230, National Weather Service. Check the surf zone forecast for surf heights and rip current risk.
Conditions don’t make the call. Your team does.
A buoy reading tells you what the ocean is doing offshore. It doesn’t tell you what the entry looks like, how your team feels or whether the plan still works. Plan the exit first, then decide. See plan the dive for the exit.