La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 5AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.2
WNW
8
0.3
SW
10
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.3
SW
19
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.6
SW
13
0.5
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
301
301
7
16
3
4
7
59
15
12
11
9
7
134
13
16
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:08AM1.29m
5:57PM1.63m
7:34AM1.42m
6:56PM1.67m
Low Tide
00:13AM-0.03m
12:05PM0.78m
00:59AM-0.06m
1:01PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
31
29
30
30
30
33
31
28
28
27
26
26
27
29
27
26
26
25
Feels °C
30
28
30
29
28
31
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
29
26
26
27
26
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