Marine Room, right now.
The south end of La Jolla Shores, in front of the Marine Room restaurant. Shallow sand and a reef edge, best known for the leopard sharks that gather here in summer.
Right now
Updated Wed 12:45 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.
What to watch at Marine Room
- Tide
- Check the tide table above before you go. A high tide can leave you no beach to get in or out on.
- Shore break
- Waves against the seawall make the entry and exit harder. Watch a few sets before you commit.
- Shallow water
- Shallow sand stirs easily. Good trim and a frog kick keep the bottom where it belongs.
Entry. Beach entry at the south end of the Shores. At high tide there's little or no beach in front of the seawall, so the tide decides where and when you get in.
Depth. Shallow. Most of the dive is on sand and along the reef edge.
Questions
Where do these Marine Room conditions come from?
Swell, period and direction come from the Scripps Nearshore wave buoy, just offshore of La Jolla. Water temperature and tides come from NOAA's Scripps Pier station. Wind, the forecast and surf alerts come from the National Weather Service.
Does the tide matter at the Marine Room?
Yes. At high tide there's little or no beach in front of the seawall. Check the tide table before you go and plan your entry and exit around it.
Before you go
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 or whether the plan still works. Watch a few sets, plan the exit first, then decide. Want to dive it with us? See Essentials of Recreational Diving.