How to Swim With Leopard Sharks in La Jolla, California

La Jolla Beach is one of our favorite beaches in San Diego. Not only it is such a gorgeous beach, but this place is also home to the largest gathering of leopard sharks in the world. Every year, thousands of leopard sharks make their way to the warm, shallow water of La Jolla Shores for the breeding season. These leopard sharks are beautiful and harmless. This means you can actually swim, snorkel or dive with them. Swimming with these leopard sharks is such an amazing and unconventional way to experience the beautiful coastline of San Diego.

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𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙧: Please respect the area and minimize the impact on the environment snorkeling by using reef-safe sunscreen, refraining from harassing marine life, respecting all the private properties, signage, and more. Even though we try to be as accurate as possible, there is no warranty on the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the information provided. Please use the information here solely at your own risk.

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𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩!

[wing]

Saw a bunch today, got the tips from the lifeguard to go down next to the marine room. Low visibility though, was easier to see them while being outside the water than in.

[morgueprincess]

i went snorkeling and swam with these animals it was so gorgeous and fun!

[kingofallwhites]

Do you have to swim over your head or is it shallow the whole way out?

[SirenaReign]

They are soo beautiful and such graceful sharks but personally I think the water looks very murky...but then again water visability is much more clear & blue here in Hawaii but I have never seen a Leopard Shark here! I swam with Tiger Sharks, Blue Sharks, Lemons, white & Black tips but it would be amazing to swim with Leopard Sharks!! We have Mantas here too not really Sting Rays but, I'd be more scared of the rays & their barbs! They seem to enjoy shallow water unlike tigers! I perfer the deeper depths. Awesome video!! 🦈✨🙏🌊🧜‍♀️👍

[nsxt]

Wow! When are we going to kayak La Jolla?!

[zabangarang]

Hi great video? What do you recommend with snorkeling gear? Rent nearby? Purchase?

[rushredkryptonite]

Do you need to be with a snorkeling tour, i read on some websites that they do tours in some coves. Can i snorkel here without a tour or guide? Thank you

[rogerhust]

Went down there today pretty much the exact same location and saw NOTHING FOR 2 HOURS. My son said he might have glimpsed a shark tail for a split second. Right when I was about to give up, I saw a dark shape in the water and was treated to a small seal swimming close. My lone wildlife sighting for the day.

[undauntedcookie]

is there a way to check what the visibility will be like?

[abigailt]

What day was this footage taken? I went today and it was nice and low and pretty good visibility but didn't see any leopard sharks. I know the water was warmer a few weeks ago when I was gone so not sure if they were out more then.

[bluebravo]

When months am i most likely to see them?

[chisaquaticvibe]

The sharks there are protected by the Marine Life Preserve Area.

[Art.Barsegian]

Do you thonk i may be able to see any now, or late June? Thanks.

[MourningCoffeeMusic]

This was helpful ! Now how do you pet them? 🙃

[theaverageguy]

Been there and bummed into the turtle 🐢

[plane]

I’m about to head out there now. How deep do you need to go?

[thecrow]

Harmless or not I'm not going to swim right next to weird fish

[stevenwoodward]

La jolla shores witness 300 leopards year 1992

[dogloverjb]

their numbers are dropping drastically because of fisherman catching them and too people harassing them at the shores. They need to close the beach during their mating season

[Alex_Seegull]

I’m thinking to visiting la jolla because it is HOT in taxis