Water temperature in La Jolla

La Jolla, California

Recommendations refresh every 30 minutes based on tide, wind, and crowd telemetry from Quiver.

Pack the right rubber and you'll extend your sessions in La Jolla by an hour. Temps swing from upwelling lows to summer peaks, and the difference between a 3/2 and a 4/3 day can come overnight.

Water Temperature
57°F
4/3mm fullsuit

Thicker suit needed for cold water

Extras: booties recommended

7-Day Trend

Data from Big Rock

Top spot recommendations

Sort your quiver, choose the right tide window, and jot down a backup in case the main peak gets stacked.

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Featured Beaches(6)

Big Rock

Advanced

Big Rock is a heavy, hollow left-hand reef break at the foot of Palomar Avenue. It produces fast stand-up barrels on west swells and is best suited to advanced surfers due to the very shallow reef and powerful waves.

Birdrock

Intermediate

No description available.

Horseshoe

Intermediate

No description available.

La Jolla Shores

Beginner friendly

La Jolla Shores functions as San Diego's most popular beginner beach, rated 7/10 for learning environment.

Scripps

Beginner friendly

Scripps Pier offers beginner to intermediate beach break rated 6/10, with pier structure creating defined peaks on both sides.

Windansea

Advanced

Windansea stands as San Diego's most consistent and iconic break, rated 9/10. This flat rock reef under La Jolla's wealthy neighborhood produces long rights (up to 150m) and short hollow lefts.

What to focus on today

  • Weekly temperature trends and seasonal averages
  • Gear recommendations for dawn patrol versus midday
  • Upwelling signals that drop temps overnight
  • Health and recovery tips for long cold sessions

Session logging tips

Once you wrap the surf, drop a note in your Quiver journal with tide, board, and crowd observations. Over time you'll see crystal-clear patterns about when La Jolla rewards this type of session objective.

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