Seaworld San Diego wait time statistics

Shipwreck Rapids has the longest average wait at Seaworld San Diego, at 23 minutes, followed by Arctic Rescue (22 minutes) and Journey to Atlantis (21 minutes). 9 of the 14 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.

Shipwreck Rapids sees the longest peak waits at Seaworld San Diego, with its daily maximum averaging 44 minutes, ahead of Arctic Rescue (41 minutes) and Journey to Atlantis (37 minutes).

Seaworld San Diego is usually quietest in September, January, and February, when crowd levels average as low as 37%. The busiest month tends to be July, at around 81%.

Tuesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Seaworld San Diego, averaging 37% compared with 79% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 33 percentage points quieter than weekends.

So far in 2026, Seaworld San Diego is running 3 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (51% compared with 54%). Of the full years on record, 2022 was the busiest, averaging 55%. 2021 is left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels that year.