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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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | |
62 | 163 | 213 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 169 | 55 | 35 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 36 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.57m | 1:30PM0.84m | 11:17PM1.48m | 3:21PM0.83m | 11:58PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM-0.04m | 4:30PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.03m | 4:34PM0.83m | 8:24AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
169 | 163 | 173 | 193 | 158 | 144 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 226 | 27 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 169 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 136 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | SSW 16 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
54 | 169 | 25 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 245 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 133 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 24 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | S 10 |
44 | 25 | 17 | 47 | 80 | 49 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 |
62 | 30 | 213 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 116 | 21 | 78 | 70 | 214 | 626 | 626 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 210 | 21 |
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