Rancho Palos Verdes Water Temperature

(Today) 2023

20.2°C / 68.4°F

The water will feel tepid. Swimming will be tolerable without a wetsuit, although it will take a little getting used to. If you intend to stay in the water for a while a 3/2mm wetsuit will be ideal.

Current weather

22°C / 71°F
(broken clouds)
Partly cloudy
Wind
13 mph
Humidity
74%

The measurements for the water temperature in Rancho Palos Verdes, 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 Rancho Palos Verdes water temperature derived from many years of historical sea surface temperature data.

Rancho Palos Verdes average maximum / minimum water temperatures
Maximum and minimum monthly sea temperatures in Rancho Palos Verdes
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13.3 13.6 12.5 13 14.4 15.4 17.6 18.1 17.3 16.2 15.2 14.6
Max °C 16 15.9 16.4 16.6 17.8 20.1 21 20.8 20.6 19.5 18.2 16.4
Min °F 57 57.4 56 56.8 59.3 61.6 65 65.6 64.4 62.4 60.6 59
Max °F 59.7 59.7 59.9 60.4 62.7 66.3 68.4 68.3 67.7 65.7 63.6 60.8

The warmest water temperature is in August with an average around 66.9°F / 19.4°C. The coldest month is March with an average water temperature of 57.9°F / 14.4°C.

7 day tide forecast for Rancho Palos Verdes

ThuFriSatSunMonTueWed
  • High 2:50am
    (0.89m)
  • Low 5:30am
    (0.84m)
  • High 1:07pm
    (1.57m)
  • Low 9:50pm
    (0.3m)
  • High 2:32pm
    (1.54m)
  • Low 11:22pm
    (0.18m)
  • High 7:45am
    (1.09m)
  • Low 9:32am
    (1.08m)
  • High 4:21pm
    (1.58m)
  • Low 12:24am
    (0.03m)
  • High 7:37am
    (1.19m)
  • Low 11:41am
    (0.97m)
  • High 5:44pm
    (1.7m)
  • Low 1:10am
    (-0.11m)
  • High 7:55am
    (1.32m)
  • Low 12:45pm
    (0.77m)
  • High 6:46pm
    (1.83m)
  • Low 1:50am
    (-0.19m)
  • High 8:19am
    (1.46m)
  • Low 1:36pm
    (0.55m)
  • High 7:39pm
    (1.93m)
  • Low 2:26am
    (-0.22m)
  • High 8:46am
    (1.6m)
  • Low 2:23pm
    (0.34m)
  • High 8:28pm
    (1.95m)
7 day tide times for Rancho Palos Verdes

*These tide times are estimates based on the nearest accurate location (Los Angeles Harbor, Mormon Island, 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.