Ocean Beach Water Temperature

(Today) 2024

13°C / 55.4°F

The water will feel cool (fresh). Probably too cold for all but seasoned swimmers. We'd recommend a 4mm or 5mm wetsuit if you want to stay in the water.

Current weather

12°C / 53°F
(broken clouds)
Partly cloudy
Wind
11 mph
Humidity
85%

The measurements for the water temperature in Ocean Beach, California are provided by the daily satellite readings provided by the NOAA. The temperatures given are the sea surface temperature (SST) which is most relevant to recreational users.

Water temp by month

Monthly average max / min water temperatures

The graph below shows the range of monthly Ocean Beach water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Ocean Beach average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Ocean Beach
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.6 9.4 9.1 11 12 12.9 12.4 11.6 11.2
Max °C 13.6 13.4 14.2 13.2 13.6 13.6 14.3 14.8 14.8 15 14 13.6
Min °F 51.5 51.5 51.8 50.7 50.6 50.1 53.1 54.7 55.9 55.4 53.8 53.1
Max °F 55 54.8 55.9 54.3 54.8 54.6 56.4 57.5 57.8 58 56.2 55.5

The warmest water temperature is in September with an average around 56.8°F / 13.8°C. The coldest month is June with an average water temperature of 52.3°F / 11.3°C.

7 day tide forecast for Ocean Beach

ThuFriSatSunMonTueWed
  • Low 6:25am
    (-0.13m)
  • High 1:30pm
    (1.3m)
  • Low 6:02pm
    (0.84m)
  • High 12:14am
    (1.75m)
  • Low 7:03am
    (-0.15m)
  • High 2:22pm
    (1.29m)
  • Low 6:34pm
    (0.96m)
  • High 12:50am
    (1.75m)
  • Low 7:46am
    (-0.15m)
  • High 3:21pm
    (1.27m)
  • Low 7:12pm
    (1.05m)
  • High 1:32am
    (1.73m)
  • Low 8:36am
    (-0.13m)
  • High 4:27pm
    (1.27m)
  • Low 8:08pm
    (1.12m)
  • High 2:22am
    (1.69m)
  • Low 9:35am
    (-0.12m)
  • High 5:36pm
    (1.3m)
  • Low 9:38pm
    (1.12m)
  • High 3:22am
    (1.63m)
  • Low 10:39am
    (-0.1m)
  • High 6:34pm
    (1.35m)
  • Low 11:16pm
    (1.04m)
  • High 4:31am
    (1.56m)
  • Low 11:43am
    (-0.1m)
  • High 7:19pm
    (1.42m)
7 day tide times for Ocean Beach

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Ocean Beach, California) and may differ by up to half an hour depending on distance. Please note, the tide times given are not suitable for navigational purposes.