Ocean Beach San Diego Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Ocean Beach San Diego is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Ocean Beach San Diego over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Ocean Beach San Diego for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Ocean Beach San Diego in May.

17.5° C

(63.5° F)

  • highest: 20.32° C (68.58° F)
  • lowest: 15.32° C (59.58° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

Water temperature range by day in May in Ocean Beach San Diego

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Ocean Beach San Diego.

Water temperatures for May in Ocean Beach San Diego in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 0° C 15.85° C 15.71° C 16.72° C
2 0° C 15.87° C 16.08° C 16.57° C
3 0° C 15.93° C 16.33° C 16.56° C
4 0° C 15.93° C 16.55° C 17.01° C
5 0° C 16.06° C 16.75° C 17.41° C
6 0° C 16.18° C 16.97° C 17.57° C
7 0° C 16.28° C 17.1° C 17.65° C
8 0° C 16.3° C 17.18° C 17.63° C
9 0° C 16.31° C 17.01° C 17.39° C
10 0° C 16.28° C 16.73° C 17.28° C
11 0° C 16.5° C 16.38° C 17.3° C
12 0° C 16.4° C 16.03° C 17.24° C
13 0° C 16.13° C 16.02° C 17.05° C
14 0° C 16.15° C 16.07° C 16.8° C
15 0° C 16.28° C 16.6° C 16.74° C
16 0° C 16.6° C 16.51° C 16.61° C
17 0° C 16.32° C 16.52° C 16.44° C
18 0° C 16.26° C 16.37° C 16.53° C
19 0° C 16.58° C 16.29° C 16.57° C
20 0° C 16.71° C 16.54° C 16.48° C
21 0° C 16.7° C 16.63° C 16.32° C
22 0° C 16.85° C 16.78° C 16.17° C
23 0° C 17.2° C 16.99° C 16.48° C
24 0° C 17.01° C 17.03° C 16.88° C
25 0° C 16.87° C 17.19° C 17.14° C
26 0° C 16.83° C 16.91° C 17.18° C
27 0° C 16.84° C 17.66° C 16.99° C
28 0° C 16.92° C 17.6° C 16.85° C
29 0° C 16.96° C 17.84° C 16.79° C
30 0° C 16.97° C 18.12° C 17.15° C
31 0° C 17.07° C 18.5° C 17.52° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Ocean Beach San Diego

Mission Beach

United States, North America

1.48 miles away

Mission Bay

United States, North America

2.16 miles away

Amora

Portugal, Europe

2.19 miles away

Point Loma

United States, North America

3.42 miles away

Pacific Beach

United States, North America

3.72 miles away

San Diego

United States, North America

5.51 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Ocean Beach 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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