La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.2° 

La Jolla Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.5
W
8
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
416
489
489
496
496
496
416
406
390
370
314
65
309
309
305
34
293
284
280
284
59
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:12AM1.28m
7:14PM1.62m
8:27AM1.37m
7:50PM1.67m
8:44AM1.47m
8:25PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.69m
2:04AM0.05m
1:51PM0.55m
2:27AM0.04m
2:24PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
22
24
24
24
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