La Jolla water temperature by month

Rarely reaches swimmable temperatures.

Month by month

Month Typical Feels
January 58° brisk
February 58° brisk
March 59° brisk
April 59° brisk
May 63° brisk
June 64° brisk
July 67° refreshing
August 69° refreshing
September 68° refreshing
October 64° brisk
November 62° brisk
December 61° brisk

The year at a glance

50° 60° 70° 80° 69° 58° JFMAMJJASOND January: typically 58° — brisk February: typically 58° — brisk March: typically 59° — brisk April: typically 59° — brisk May: typically 63° — brisk June: typically 64° — brisk July: typically 67° — refreshing August: typically 69° — refreshing September: typically 68° — refreshing October: typically 64° — brisk November: typically 62° — brisk December: typically 61° — brisk

The water right now

Typically about 64° in October — brisk.

from the Scripps Pier station, about a mile from the sand

brisk

bath-warm 80° and up perfect 72–79° refreshing 65–71° brisk below 65° 64° typical for October

Scripps Pier has been taking this water's temperature since 1916 — the longest ocean record on the West Coast, read right off the end of La Jolla Shores.

About this reading

The Scripps Pier station sits on a pier in the surf zone — about as close to the swim water as a sensor gets.

Reading from the Scripps Pier station, about a mile from the sand.

Warm water says nothing about surf, rip currents, or bacteria — check local lifeguard flags and advisories.