Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (21 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 9PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 9 | WNW 3 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 65 | 74 | 2 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 92 | 104 | 134 | 208 | 220 | 186 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.50m | 5:57AM0.86m | 4:54PM1.53m | 7:48AM0.93m | 5:48PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.40m | 9:39AM0.76m | 00:51AM0.25m | 10:53AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 616 | 474 | 559 | 608 | 551 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 431 | 394 | 394 | 411 | 794 | 663 | 220 | 186 | 150 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 84 | 54 | 74 | 69 | 34 | 33 | 129 | 40 | 272 | 311 | 350 | 104 | 134 | 208 | 538 | 529 | 475 | 408 | 408 | 414 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 15 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SSW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 33 | 65 | 22 | 32 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 165 | 37 | 27 | 59 | 394 | 130 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 171 | 263 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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