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Sea temperature in California

1,100 miles of Pacific coast, from cool NorCal breaks to warm SoCal bays.

Beaches tracked
181
Coastal regions
3
Avg sea temp now
17.8°C
Best swim months
July–September

California's coastline spans cool upwelling seas in the north, the mild Central Coast, and the warmer beaches of Southern California and the Channel Islands.

Coastal regions in California

Southern California
93 beaches
California
50 beaches
Central California
38 beaches

Warmest California beaches today

Top 5 beaches ranked by live sea temperature right now.

  1. #1 warmest
    Half Moon Bay
    Central California
    27.4°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  2. #2 warmest
    Muir Beach
    California
    22.7°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  3. #3 warmest
    Seabright Beach
    California
    22.7°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  4. #4 warmest
    Seacliff State Beach
    California
    22.7°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim
  5. #5 warmest
    San Simeon State Beach
    California
    22.6°CExcellent
    Can I swim now? Yes — good to swim

Coldest California beaches today

Bottom 5 beaches ranked by live sea temperature, coldest first.

  1. #1 coldest
    Jalama Beach
    Central California
    13.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  2. #2 coldest
    Leadbetter Beach
    Central California
    13.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  3. #3 coldest
    Ventura Beach
    Central California
    13.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  4. #4 coldest
    Faria Beach
    Central California
    13.4°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough
  5. #5 coldest
    Cayucos Beach
    Central California
    13.5°CFair
    Can I swim now? Maybe — cool/rough

All California beaches ranked by sea temperature

BeachRegionSea
Half Moon BayCentral California27.4°C
Muir BeachCalifornia22.7°C
Seabright BeachCalifornia22.7°C
Seacliff State BeachCalifornia22.7°C
San Simeon State BeachCalifornia22.6°C
Pescadero State BeachCalifornia22.6°C
Rodeo BeachCalifornia22.6°C
Corcoran Lagoon BeachCalifornia22.6°C
Salinas River State BeachCalifornia22.6°C
Morro StrandCalifornia22.5°C
Bolinas BeachCalifornia22.5°C
Bonny Doon BeachCalifornia22.5°C
Carpinteria BeachCalifornia22.4°C
Limantour BeachCalifornia22.4°C
Bodega Bay BeachCalifornia22.4°C
San Gregorio State BeachCalifornia22.4°C
Marshall's BeachCalifornia22.3°C
Drakes BeachCalifornia22.3°C
Doran BeachCalifornia22.3°C
Waddell BeachCalifornia22.3°C
Point Reyes Beach NorthCalifornia22.2°C
Big River BeachCalifornia22.2°C
Twin Lakes State BeachCalifornia22.2°C
Zmudowski State BeachCalifornia22.2°C
Marina State BeachCalifornia22.2°C
Gray Whale CoveCalifornia22.1°C
Manresa State BeachCalifornia22.1°C
Poplar BeachCalifornia22.1°C
Its BeachCalifornia22.1°C
Windansea BeachCalifornia22.0°C
Goat Rock BeachCalifornia22.0°C
China BeachCalifornia21.9°C
Half Moon Bay State BeachCalifornia21.8°C
Panther BeachCalifornia21.8°C
Cowell BeachCalifornia21.8°C
New Brighton State BeachCalifornia21.8°C
Ocean BeachCalifornia21.7°C
Rio Del Mar State BeachCalifornia21.7°C
Moss Landing State BeachCalifornia21.7°C
Manchester State BeachCalifornia21.6°C
Van Damme BeachCalifornia21.6°C
Natural Bridges State BeachCalifornia21.6°C
Sunny Cove BeachCalifornia21.6°C
Mavericks BeachCalifornia21.5°C
Bean Hollow State BeachCalifornia21.5°C
Del Monte BeachCalifornia21.5°C
Montara State BeachCalifornia21.4°C
Sunset State BeachCalifornia21.4°C
Salmon Creek BeachCalifornia21.4°C
Pacifica State BeachCalifornia21.3°C
Pomponio State BeachCalifornia21.3°C
Laguna Main BeachSouthern California17.7°C
Nicholas Canyon BeachSouthern California17.7°C
Crescent BaySouthern California17.6°C
Bolsa ChicaSouthern California17.6°C
Topanga BeachSouthern California17.6°C
El Pescador State BeachSouthern California17.6°C
Carbon BeachSouthern California17.6°C
Las Tunas State BeachSouthern California17.6°C
Point Fermin BeachSouthern California17.6°C
1000 Steps BeachSouthern California17.6°C
La Jolla ShoresSouthern California17.5°C
Del Mar BeachSouthern California17.5°C
Carlsbad State BeachSouthern California17.5°C
Doheny State BeachSouthern California17.5°C
Long BeachSouthern California17.5°C
Belmont Shore BeachSouthern California17.5°C
D Street BeachSouthern California17.5°C
Moonlight BeachSouthern California17.4°C
TrestlesSouthern California17.4°C
Escondido BeachSouthern California17.4°C
Latigo Shore BeachSouthern California17.4°C
Royal Palms BeachSouthern California17.4°C
Del Mar City BeachSouthern California17.4°C
Seal BeachSouthern California17.3°C
Hermosa BeachSouthern California17.3°C
Manhattan BeachSouthern California17.3°C
DockweilerSouthern California17.3°C
Zuma BeachSouthern California17.3°C
Shaw's CoveSouthern California17.3°C
Sunset CliffsSouthern California17.3°C
Redondo BeachSouthern California17.2°C
El Matador State BeachSouthern California17.2°C
Baby BeachSouthern California17.2°C
Children's Pool BeachSouthern California17.2°C
Ocean Beach San DiegoSouthern California17.2°C
Salt CreekSouthern California17.1°C
Surfrider BeachSouthern California17.1°C
Point DumeSouthern California17.1°C
La Piedra State BeachSouthern California17.1°C
Puerco BeachSouthern California17.1°C
Corral BeachSouthern California17.1°C
Dan Blocker BeachSouthern California17.1°C
Swami'sSouthern California17.0°C
San Clemente PierSouthern California17.0°C
Venice BeachSouthern California17.0°C
Will RogersSouthern California17.0°C
South Carlsbad State BeachSouthern California17.0°C
Cardiff ReefSouthern California17.0°C
Mission BeachSouthern California16.9°C
Solana BeachSouthern California16.9°C
Leo CarrilloSouthern California16.9°C
Paradise CoveSouthern California16.9°C
Torrance BeachSouthern California16.9°C
Little Corona BeachSouthern California16.9°C
Black's BeachSouthern California16.8°C
Huntington BeachSouthern California16.8°C
Sunset BeachSouthern California16.8°C
Corona del Mar State BeachSouthern California16.8°C
North Beach San ClementeSouthern California16.8°C
Tamarack BeachSouthern California16.8°C
Silver Strand State BeachSouthern California16.8°C
Coronado BeachSouthern California16.7°C
La Jolla CoveSouthern California16.7°C
Oceanside BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Santa Monica BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Westward BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Thousand Steps BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Aliso BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Capistrano BeachSouthern California16.7°C
San Onofre State BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Fletcher CoveSouthern California16.7°C
Torrey Pines State BeachSouthern California16.7°C
Newport BeachSouthern California16.6°C
Huntington State BeachSouthern California16.6°C
Victoria BeachSouthern California16.6°C
Dog Beach San DiegoSouthern California16.6°C
Cardiff State BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Balboa BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Malibu Colony BeachSouthern California16.5°C
La Costa BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Grand Avenue BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Marina del Rey BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Poche BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Buccaneer BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Ponto BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Imperial BeachSouthern California16.5°C
Cabrillo BeachSouthern California16.4°C
Amarillo BeachSouthern California16.4°C
Alamitos BeachSouthern California16.4°C
Fiesta IslandSouthern California16.4°C
Pacific BeachSouthern California16.3°C
Crystal CoveSouthern California16.3°C
Woods CoveSouthern California16.3°C
Avila BeachCentral California14.6°C
Carmel BeachCentral California14.6°C
Jade CoveCentral California14.6°C
Refugio State BeachCentral California14.5°C
Moonstone BeachCentral California14.5°C
Santa Cruz Main BeachCentral California14.4°C
Pfeiffer BeachCentral California14.4°C
Willow Creek BeachCentral California14.4°C
Arroyo Burro BeachCentral California14.4°C
Hollywood Beach OxnardCentral California14.4°C
Baker BeachCentral California14.3°C
Monastery BeachCentral California14.3°C
Capitola BeachCentral California14.2°C
Rincon BeachCentral California14.2°C
Emma Wood State BeachCentral California14.2°C
Solimar BeachCentral California14.2°C
La Conchita BeachCentral California14.1°C
Sand Dollar BeachCentral California14.0°C
El Capitan State BeachCentral California14.0°C
Butterfly BeachCentral California13.9°C
East Beach Santa BarbaraCentral California13.8°C
Morro Bay BeachCentral California13.7°C
Grover BeachCentral California13.7°C
Pismo BeachCentral California13.6°C
Monterey State BeachCentral California13.6°C
Stinson BeachCentral California13.6°C
East BeachCentral California13.6°C
Silver Strand Beach VenturaCentral California13.6°C
Cayucos BeachCentral California13.5°C
Carmel River State BeachCentral California13.5°C
Oceano DunesCentral California13.5°C
West BeachCentral California13.5°C
Mondos CoveCentral California13.5°C
Jalama BeachCentral California13.4°C
Leadbetter BeachCentral California13.4°C
Ventura BeachCentral California13.4°C
Faria BeachCentral California13.4°C

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