The short version
Finding the latest conditions.
Finding the latest conditions.
At the surface
Waves
Waiting for the marine model.
Modeled significant height offshore. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
Open-Meteo marine and weather models.
At the waterline
Tide
NOAA predictions from the nearest tide station, heights above MLLW. Predictions, not measurements.
NOAA station predictionsIn the water
Water temperature
Line: the model over the next two days. Dot: the buoy's observed reading.
Waiting for the latest offshore observation.
Marine life
Sightings reported by divers and snorkelers to iNaturalist. Not a guarantee.
Checking iNaturalist…
Below the surface
Visibility
No one has shared a verified observation from this beach, so Ebbward won't guess. Wave models and clear skies can't measure underwater clarity.
How clarity can be read: the Scripps Pier camera, La JollaBefore you go in
Official guidance
Ebbward can't tell you whether it's safe to enter. These can.
Always free. Official guidance never sits behind a membership.
Beneath the Scripps Pier
La Jolla, San Diego. A separate observation, never a reading at this beach.
Waiting for a camera check
An analyzed frame will appear here when available.
No current analyzed framePilings at known distances
A missed piling does not establish the limit of visibility: light, particles or fouling can hide it.
Recent camera checks will appear here. Gaps stay gaps.
In the water
Marine life people have reported near this beach to iNaturalist, most seen first. Each one opens on iNaturalist.
Sightings appear when the beach loads.
Forecast
Seven days of regional models. Drag the chart or use the arrow keys to read any hour, or choose a day.
Waves are modeled significant height offshore, not breaking surf. Times are the beach's local time. Shaded hours are after dark.
The week will appear when the forecast arrives.
Map
Beaches from the Ebbward catalog on US coasts and the Great Lakes. Pan or zoom the map, then choose a pin to see its water.
The map loads when you reach it.
Saved and recent
Beaches you open or save appear here.