San Diego Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in San Diego is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in San Diego and nearby locations.

Water temperature in San Diego right now

Below is the current sea temperature for San Diego, Philippines on 27th April 2024.

30.02° C

(86.03° F)

  • yesterday: 30.04° C (86.07° F)
  • a week ago: 30.11° C (86.2° F)

Water at this temperature is very warm and you should look to bathe only. Avoid any kind of strenuous swimming as there is a real risk of heat stroke at this temperature.

The average sea temperature for San Diego on April 27th over the last 10 years is 29.34° C (84.82° F), with a low temperature of 27.73° C (81.91° F) and a high of 30.56° C (87.01° F).

Analysis and forecast for San Diego water temperatures

The water temperature in San Diego today is higher than the average temperature of 29.34° C (84.82° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 27th April 2023, was 30° C (86° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in San Diego over the last 30 days:

Date Temperature (Celsius) Temperature (Fahrenheit)
April 27 30.02° C 86.03° F
April 26 30.04° C 86.07° F
April 25 29.86° C 85.75° F
April 24 29.91° C 85.84° F
April 23 29.67° C 85.41° F
April 22 29.96° C 85.93° F
April 21 29.99° C 85.98° F
April 20 30.11° C 86.2° F
April 19 29.66° C 85.39° F
April 18 29.35° C 84.83° F
April 17 29.33° C 84.79° F
April 16 29.31° C 84.76° F
April 15 29.14° C 84.45° F
April 14 28.87° C 83.97° F
April 13 28.89° C 84° F
April 12 28.73° C 83.71° F
April 11 28.62° C 83.52° F
April 10 28.6° C 83.48° F
April 9 28.6° C 83.48° F
April 8 28.5° C 83.3° F
April 7 28.49° C 83.28° F
April 6 28.49° C 83.28° F
April 5 28.63° C 83.53° F
April 4 28.59° C 83.46° F
April 3 28.55° C 83.39° F
April 2 28.6° C 83.48° F
April 1 28.67° C 83.61° F
March 31 28.56° C 83.41° F
March 30 28.44° C 83.19° F
March 29 28.22° C 82.8° F
March 28 28.02° C 82.44° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in San Diego by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in San Diego.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in San Diego changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

San Diego map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near San Diego

The highest temperature in Philippines today is 30.64° C (87.15° F) in Tubbataha Reef. The lowest is in Balagui, where the temperature of the water is 14.5° C (58.1° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in San Diego?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as San Diego because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in San Diego as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in San Diego comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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