Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 258 | 181 | 70 | 227 | 188 | 184 | 141 | 148 | 148 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 413 | 408 | 105 | 198 | 198 | 144 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:38PM1.30m | 10:06AM1.79m | 11:23PM1.17m | 10:31AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM-0.02m | 3:53AM0.52m | 5:05PM0.00m | 4:13AM0.65m | 5:46PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 311 | 258 | 181 | 724 | 768 | 740 | 537 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 522 | 515 | 697 | 1217 | 1175 | 761 | 742 | 733 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | W 10 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 573 | 332 | 724 | 70 | 227 | 432 | 544 | 539 | 528 | 578 | 559 | 559 | 596 | 425 | 408 | 48 | 198 | 147 | 90 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 18 | S 6 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 733 | 733 | 164 | 125 | 399 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 148 | 148 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 413 | 3 | 105 | 147 | 50 | 144 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | — | — | W 14 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | 188 | 184 | 141 | 143 | 114 | 26 | — | — | 153 | 78 | — | — | 198 | 23 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 177 | 70 | 21 | 70 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
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