La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.6°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 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)77771716161671488771515101011101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181717162322142082081062131311101861781741732401801761409662
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
0
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.77
2:01AM
1.50
6:54PM
0.91
3:46AM
1.44
7:16PM
1.04
5:22AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.77
10:36AM
-0.04
8:54PM
0.89
11:56AM
-0.12
11:26PM
0.81
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:46-------6:45-------6:43-
Sunset-7:02-------7:04-------7:04------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161617172020191818171718212120191919201922
Feels °C (?)161717171718172019181818181718201919191919201820
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