Bird Rock Cove

Bird Rock Cove

Diving Conditions Today
Fair-Good
Element Conditions · Updated 1 d ago

Viz above normal at 25 ft, moderate wind, rising tide.

VisibilityObserved
25–30ft
Good
Scripps Pier Cam · 4h ago
Wind
12mph
NW
18 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 3 hr ago
Swell
2.1ft
14s · SSW
NOAA GFS-Wave · 3 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 3 hr ago
Current
0.4kt
NNE drift
Ocean model · 3 hr ago
Water temp
74°F
2 mm springsuit
Ocean model · 3 hr ago
Tide
7:15am4.3ft
12:09pm2.7ft
5:58pm5.4ft
Now
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
90°H:95° L:68°·Clear
SPScripps Pier Cam11:11a

Scripps Pier Cam observation: visibility 26–32 ft (auto, high confidence). The 4 ft right-edge piling and the 11 ft piling both show resolved algal growth, hardware and crossbracing, and the 14 ft back-left piling reads as a solid outline with softened texture. The far 30 ft piling left-of-center is still discernible as a low-contrast silhouette against the bright blue water, with sand ripples visible well into the background, indicating an exceptionally clear day.

JGJust Get Wet10:26a

Viz is looking good this morning! We’re seeing around 20ft on average, with some cleaner pockets pushing closer to 25ft . The water is blue and still a little hazy at a distance, but it’s definitely clearing up from what we’ve been seeing over the last couple weeks. The tide briefly pulls out late morning but starts a steady push back in through the afternoon , which should help keep some cleaner water moving in. Hopefully that gives things a chance to stay clearing up as the day goes on. Swell

By the divers who swim it.

About Bird Rock Cove

Dive area in South La Jolla SMR. La Jolla shore reserve; dense kelp forest, rocky reefs, intertidal; garibaldi, giant sea bass, leopard sharks, grunion. Shore-based; snorkel and scuba rewarding. Take rule: No-take reserve. (Source: CA Dept. of Fish & Wildlife.)

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