How is the water in san diego? Do surfers usually wear wetsuits, or is it warm?

Question

I am moving their, but don't know if i need a full body wetsuit or a lighter kind. What kind should i get?

Answer 1

when you get there, check out what the surfers are wearing....i bet they got a couple different ones for the different temps......the water is about 58-65 degrees, along with a ocean breeze you get pretty cold surfing.....

recall back in 83 i used to scub in Hawaii and the water was 80+ and i wore a full wet suit......and was always letting in water to cool off, but when i would get out, i would always be cold.....

Answer 2

i was just there last weekend. the weather is totally cool! the water was a bit cool, just perfect. some of the surfers were using wetsuits other werent. but yea its a great place to live in!

Answer 3

its a tad bit cold so like a spring suit right now would be good but its usaully cold

Answer 4

the water is a lil cooler....but most dont wear wetsuits in the summer...in the winter the water is still swimmable and thats usually when they do wear them

Answer 5

cold water all over the pacific coast

Answer 6

Cold, most of the year.  I'd suggest a spring suit for summer, and a full winter suit any other time of year.

Answer 7

In the winter I woud reccomend a wet suite just because the water gets very cold. But right now the water ranges from 74-80 degrees and just incase you don't really know how warm that is- it's wonderful!!! Like warmer than pool water!!! i would buy one for the seasons following summer, but let me tell you right now there is no need for wetsuit you'd be too hot at this time of the year.

Answer 8

The water is fairly warm in San Diego (compared to Northern Cal), but most surfers still wear wet suits or at the very least Farmer John Wetsuits.

The Surf Shot shows current water temps for surfers -

http://www.surfshot.com/

San Diego is currently 72

Its a great place to live, enjoy!

Answer 9

I have been there couple days ago, water is warm but i wore wet suit cuz of jelly fish there's so many of them. Theres were surfers wearing wet suit exactly for the same reason as I and also some without it, it's up to you. But i do not like jelly fish so i opted for wet suit

Answer 10

the water is very cold and half the time the beaches are contaminated or closed because of mexico dumping their raw sewage into the ocean.............