La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
21.5° C
2.4° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
165
141
141
110
106
99
94
94
110
88
84
84
65
65
64
57
56
54
35
32
20
20
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM1.74m
7:32AM0.92m
6:12PM1.89m
8:33AM1.01m
7:06PM2.02m
9:21AM1.09m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.03m
11:20AM0.72m
1:54AM-0.19m
12:27PM0.74m
2:42AM-0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
20
19
21
19
19
20
21
19
20
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