Ocean Beach
San Diego · San Diego County · California
Visibility Breakdown
Visibility by position
Solid = diver report · outlined = our reading
Break Zone: The range of water where the waves break and sediment is stirred up.
Post Break: The range past where any waves are forming, where the water starts to have a significant increase in visibility. There might be some sediment here, but swell energy is diffused and the water is calmer.
Open Water: This zone is far out enough from the shore that the water is at its clearest. It’s deep enough that sediment is not disturbed by the wave energy at the surface. Haze can sit near the surface, so the water is usually clearer the deeper you go.
Through the day
Today's visibility readings at this spot, shown at the hour each one was taken.
Every bar is a reading for the Post Break zone.
✓ = reading reviewed by hand
auto = reading not yet reviewed by hand
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Why it reads 3–7 ft
Medium confidence
7-Day Forecast
Today is the live headline above. Tomorrow onward is the algorithm's forecast from predicted swell, wind, and rain, updated each morning and at 6 PM Pacific.
Map and parking
San Diego, CA 92107
Multiple free public lots at the foot of Newport Avenue next to the Ocean Beach Pier, at Santa Monica Avenue, plus the Voltaire Street and Dog Beach lots. All fill on summer weekends. Plenty of metered street parking on residential blocks.
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About Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach sits at the mouth of the San Diego River, immediately north of the Point Loma peninsula. From the foot of Newport Avenue, the Ocean Beach Pier reaches 1,971 feet into the Pacific and ends in a T, the longest concrete pier on the west coast of the United States. Storm damage closed it to the public in October 2023, and the City of San Diego is moving toward replacement rather than repair. Newport Avenue itself dead-ends at the pier and runs east from there through a strip of shops and restaurants. Dog Beach, at the north end and bounded by the San Diego River jetty, was among the first off-leash beaches established in San Diego. At the south end, the Ocean Beach Tide Pools sit against the base of the Sunset Cliffs and come into reach at low tide.
Species found here
Researched habitat and range candidates. A listed species may be seasonal or depth-limited; this is not a confirmed sighting at this location.
Spot strategies
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Rocky Reef
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