La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
23.2° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (22 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
9
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
5
34
33
32
12
10
27
30
104
161
220
226
220
186
176
146
142
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:57AM0.86m
4:54PM1.53m
7:48AM0.93m
5:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.40m
9:39AM0.76m
00:51AM0.25m
10:53AM0.86m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
22
22
23
22
22
21
22
21
22
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
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