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San Diego Coast Guide

La Jolla

The Jewel

Everything for a day on the jewel of the San Diego coast. Conditions, parking, the cove sunset and where to eat after.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

9

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Cove lots, Shores & meters

Cove Sunset

Sunset over the cove & live cam

Dining

Fish tacos, sushi & ocean views

Things to Do

Sea-cave kayaks & whale watching

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

La Jolla Cove

Sea lions, clear water & snorkeling

Marine reserve · walk-in

La Jolla Shores

Wide gentle sand · kayak launch

Kellogg Park lot

Children's Pool

Harbor seal beach & seawall

Coast Blvd · viewing

Windansea Beach

Surf break · sandstone & sunsets

Local · street parking

Marine Street Beach

Long quiet sand below the bluffs

Residential access

Tourmaline Beach

Surfers & longboards · north end

Free dirt lot

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Pacific Beach

10 min south

Crystal Pier & boardwalk bars

Mission Beach

15 min south

Belmont Park & the bay

Del Mar

15 min north

Racetrack, dog beach & cliffs

Coronado

25 min south

Hotel del & wide flat sand

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for La Jolla. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.

Right now at La Jolla, the water is 74°F, surf is running 3–4 ft and the air is 71°F but feels like 77°F. Wind is 1 mph from the SSW and the UV index peaks at 8 (very high) today. Unprotected fair skin burns in about 193 minutes right now, and the strongest stretch runs 11 AM to 4 PM. Today’s tides: Low 4:40 AM, High 10:56 AM, Low 5:24 PM, High 11:26 PM. Dogs are allowed right now, on a leash. Allowed until 9 AM.