Latest Sunset of the Year
Low tides, June bugs, agaves, latest sunset of the year.
Early July's extreme low tides are for early risers only! Check out the local tidepool life without hordes of other people around. Wednesday, July 2 features a minus 1.7-foot tide at 3:39 a.m. Thursday, July 3 brings a minus 1.8-foot …
Cobbled Shorelines Welcome Summer Solstice
Cobbled shorelines, colorful foliage, magnolias, and summer solstice
Cobbled shorelines are greeting some beachgoers early this summer season, as in past years. North County beaches tend to suffer most, as the natural sand replenishment in the area is disrupted by dams blocking the flow of sediment down the …
Earliest Sunrise of the Year
June gloom, elderberry, crickets chirping, the earliest sunrise, and a full moon this week.
June gloom, the cool and intermittently overcast conditions likely to dominate the beach and coastal areas through the remainder of this month, mocks the already sizzling temperatures inland. If it weren't for the ocean's enormous resistance to changes in temperature, …
Ocean Temps to Desert Annuals
Ocean water temperatures are rising into the mid- or high-60s this month, perhaps to reach the low 70s in July or August. The usual early-summer cool weather along San Diego's coastline, disappointing to many tourists, is mostly caused by the …