Water temperature

California water temperature

Name: California water temperature
Creator: Tide & Temp
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Latest NOAA water temperatures across California, updated daily from CO-OPS sensors and NDBC buoys.

Warmest water in California today: 74.7 F at San Diego; coldest: 53.6 F at Trinidad Pier Trinidad, CA (buoy TDPC1).
12 NOAA CO-OPS water-temperature sensors and 57 NDBC buoys report for California as of October 18, 2026 (UTC).

NOAA CO-OPS sensors in California

Latest hourly reading; 30-day range; typical = 5-year mean for October at that sensor.

Station	Water now	30-day range (F)	Typical Oct (F)	Read (local)
Alameda	66.2 F 19.0 C	64.2 to 68.2	64.9	02:00 10-18
Arena Cove	57.2 F 14.0 C	52.3 to 58.1	53.1	02:00 10-18
Crescent City	54.7 F 12.6 C	51.1 to 61.5	55.5	02:00 10-18
La Jolla	72.1 F 22.3 C	67.8 to 75.0	64.6	02:00 10-18
Monterey	66.9 F 19.4 C	57.6 to 67.1	59.9	02:00 10-18
North Spit	56.7 F 13.7 C	46.8 to 61.5	54.5	02:00 10-18
Point Reyes	60.6 F 15.9 C	55.4 to 62.2	56.9	02:00 10-18
Port Chicago	65.7 F 18.7 C	64.9 to 71.6	65.3	02:00 10-18
Port San Luis	65.3 F 18.5 C	61.3 to 68.2	59.4	02:00 10-18
Richmond	63.9 F 17.7 C	62.8 to 66.9	63.2	02:00 10-18
San Diego	74.7 F 23.7 C	73.6 to 78.4	68.1	02:00 10-18
Santa Monica	70.9 F 21.6 C	68.9 to 76.5	65.2	02:00 10-18

NDBC buoys off California

Buoys are assigned to the state of the nearest NOAA tide station. Observation times are UTC.

Buoy	Location	Water	Air	Waves	Observed
46011	SANTA MARIA - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA	69.4 F 20.8 C	69 F	4.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46012	HALF MOON BAY - 24NM SSW of San Francisco, CA	64.0 F 17.8 C	62 F	5.2 ft	08:00 UTC
46014	PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA	57.7 F 14.3 C		8.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46022	EEL RIVER - 17NM WSW of Eureka, CA	54.3 F 12.4 C	55 F	7.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46025	Santa Monica Basin - 33NM WSW of Santa Monica, CA	71.8 F 22.1 C	72 F	2.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46026	SAN FRANCISCO - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA	60.3 F 15.7 C		6.2 ft	08:50 UTC
46028	CAPE SAN MARTIN - 55NM West NW of Morro Bay, CA	64.0 F 17.8 C	64 F	5.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46042	MONTEREY - 27NM WNW of Monterey, CA	65.8 F 18.8 C	63 F	6.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46047	TANNER BANK - 121 NM West of San Diego, CA	68.5 F 20.3 C	69 F	4.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46053	EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA	70.5 F 21.4 C	71 F	1.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46054	WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA	70.9 F 21.6 C		3.6 ft	08:50 UTC
46069	SOUTH SANTA ROSA - 14 NM SW of Santa Rosa Island, CA	70.7 F 21.5 C	71 F	5.9 ft	08:50 UTC
46086	SAN CLEMENTE BASIN - 27NM SE Of San Clemente Is, CA	72.7 F 22.6 C	72 F	5.2 ft	08:50 UTC
46213	Cape Mendocino, CA	55.6 F 13.1 C	56 F	7.9 ft	08:30 UTC
46214	Point Reyes, CA	63.1 F 17.3 C		8.5 ft	08:56 UTC
46215	Diablo Canyon, CA	67.3 F 19.6 C		4.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46218	Harvest, CA	70.2 F 21.2 C		4.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46219	San Nicolas Island, CA	71.4 F 21.9 C	70 F	4.9 ft	08:56 UTC
46221	Santa Monica Bay, CA	72.3 F 22.4 C		3.0 ft	08:26 UTC
46222	San Pedro, CA	73.0 F 22.8 C		2.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46224	Oceanside Offshore, CA	72.9 F 22.7 C		3.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46225	Torrey Pines Outer, CA	73.2 F 22.9 C		2.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46232	Point Loma South, CA	72.1 F 22.3 C		3.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46236	Monterey Canyon Outer, CA	66.6 F 19.2 C	63 F	5.9 ft	08:30 UTC
46237	San Francisco Bar, CA	60.8 F 16.0 C	59 F	4.9 ft	08:30 UTC
46239	Point Sur, CA	67.1 F 19.5 C	65 F	8.2 ft	08:30 UTC
46244	Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA	55.4 F 13.0 C		8.5 ft	08:56 UTC
46251	Santa Cruz Basin, CA	72.1 F 22.3 C	72 F	3.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46253	San Pedro South, CA	73.0 F 22.8 C		2.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46254	SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA	73.0 F 22.8 C		1.0 ft	08:26 UTC
46256	Long Beach Channel, CA	72.5 F 22.5 C		4.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46258	Mission Bay West, CA	73.4 F 23.0 C		4.6 ft	08:56 UTC
46259	Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA	70.2 F 21.2 C		5.6 ft	08:26 UTC
46266	Del Mar Nearshore, CA	72.9 F 22.7 C		2.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46268	Topanga Nearshore, CA	71.1 F 21.7 C		2.0 ft	08:00 UTC
46274	Leucadia Nearshore, CA	71.2 F 21.8 C		2.6 ft	07:56 UTC
46275	Red Beach Nearshore, CA	72.7 F 22.6 C	71 F	3.6 ft	08:30 UTC
46277	Green Beach Offshore, CA	72.7 F 22.6 C	71 F	3.3 ft	08:30 UTC
46285	Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA	72.7 F 22.6 C		4.3 ft	08:56 UTC
46286	Avila Beach Nearshore, CA	66.2 F 19.0 C		1.6 ft	08:56 UTC
AAMC1	9414750 - Alameda, CA	66.2 F 19.0 C	62 F		08:48 UTC
ANVC1	9416841 - Arena Cove, CA	57.2 F 14.0 C	56 F		08:48 UTC
BDXC1	Bodega, CA	60.1 F 15.6 C			07:56 UTC
CECC1	9419750 - Crescent City, CA	55.0 F 12.8 C	51 F		08:48 UTC
HBXC1	Humboldt, CA	57.4 F 14.1 C			08:45 UTC
HBYC1	9418767 - North Spit, CA	56.8 F 13.8 C			08:36 UTC
ICAC1	9410840 - Santa Monica Pier	70.9 F 21.6 C	76 F		08:48 UTC
LJAC1	9410230 - La Jolla, CA	72.1 F 22.3 C	73 F		08:48 UTC
MBXC1	Morro Bay - BM1 T-Pier, CA	67.5 F 19.7 C			08:40 UTC
MEYC1	9413450 - Monterey, CA	66.9 F 19.4 C			08:36 UTC
MLSC1	Moss Landing, South Harbor, CA	64.6 F 18.1 C			08:50 UTC
PCOC1	9415144 - Port Chicago, CA	65.8 F 18.8 C	64 F		08:48 UTC
PRYC1	9415020 - Point Reyes, CA	60.6 F 15.9 C			08:48 UTC
PSLC1	9412110 - Port San Luis, CA	65.5 F 18.6 C			08:48 UTC
RCMC1	9414863 - Richmond, CA	63.9 F 17.7 C	62 F		08:48 UTC
SDBC1	9410170 - San Diego, CA	74.7 F 23.7 C			08:48 UTC
TDPC1	Trinidad Pier Trinidad, CA	53.6 F 12.0 C			08:45 UTC

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