La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
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La Jolla Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today?

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 9PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)99981818181888881716161688988161510
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76807952159155252252192020202322142082081111252019196186178
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassonglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.82
12:47AM
1.61
4:44PM
0.77
2:01AM
1.50
6:54PM
0.91
3:46AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.62
8:55AM
-0.01
6:09PM
0.77
10:36AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.89
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:48-------6:46-------6:45-
Sunset-7:01-------7:02-------7:04------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161717172019191818181919212120191919181921
Feels °C (?)161717171818182118191919191918201919191919181920
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