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La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | W 6 | WNW 15 | |
115 | 161 | 203 | 171 | 120 | 97 | 79 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 74 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 114 | 96 | 84 | 64 | 74 | 43 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.48m | 5:40PM1.03m | 3:33AM1.36m | 6:23PM1.16m | 5:06AM1.33m | 6:56PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM-0.12m | 9:43PM0.85m | 11:14AM-0.10m | 11:30PM0.69m | 12:08PM-0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
115 | 161 | 203 | 171 | 120 | 97 | 79 | 59 | 272 | 56 | 74 | 100 | 103 | 103 | 128 | 100 | 100 | 114 | 96 | 73 | 64 | 81 | 73 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
326 | 412 | 326 | 322 | 236 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 42 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 187 | 176 | 33 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 74 | 43 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 13 |
40 | 31 | 24 | 41 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 84 | 84 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 43 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 149 | 265 | 70 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 597 | 597 | 319 | 252 |
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