Sunset Cliffs (The Steps)

Sunset Cliffs (The Steps)

Diving Conditions Today
Fair-Good
Element Conditions · Updated 22 hr ago

Viz above normal at 26 ft, moderate wind, rising tide.

Visibility
25–30ft
Good
Updated 22 hr ago
Wind
8mph
NW
11 mph
Onshore
NOAA HRRR·GFS · 2 hr ago
Swell
2.0ft
14s · SSW
NOAA GFS-Wave · 1 hr ago
Surf
2–3ft
Chest high
NOAA GFS-Wave · 1 hr ago
Current
0.6kt
N drift
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Water temp
74°F
2 mm springsuit
Ocean model · 2 hr ago
Tide
7:07am4.6ft
12:11pm2.6ft
6:01pm5.8ft
Now
3am6am9amNoon3pm6pm9pm
NOAA tides
88°H:93° L:67°·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 Sunset Cliffs (The Steps)

San Diego's standard shore-dive spearing spot: a concrete staircase off Ladera St drops onto reef fingers holding calico, sheephead, and halibut on the sand channels. Legality: Open waters, no MPA. Point Loma SMR begins ~1 mi south, stay north of 32°41.97'N.

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