La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.5°C
3.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 1PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
WNW
12
1.2
SSW
16
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
6
0.4
NW
11
0.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
0
19
101
96
90
117
113
125
125
123
158
158
150
75
77
77
51
48
19
30
66
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:07AM1.12m
3:22PM1.27m
6:57AM1.19m
4:52PM1.30m
7:05AM1.27m
5:52PM1.36m
Low Tide
10:06AM1.08m
11:29PM0.24m
11:35AM0.95m
00:09AM0.20m
12:21PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:56
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6:56
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6:12
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6:10
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Temp °C
24
26
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
24
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
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