Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 10PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 20 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 18 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.62m | 8:52AM1.75m | 9:15PM1.54m | 9:17AM1.80m | 9:56PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.20m | 2:38AM0.12m | 3:10PM0.08m | 3:05AM0.24m | 3:48PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 284 | 683 | 580 | 519 | 506 | 493 | 566 | 474 | 393 | 455 | 443 | 437 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 596 | 705 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 539 | 229 | 92 | 251 | 247 | 254 | 191 | 242 | 206 | 198 | 184 | 157 | 151 | 94 | 96 | 448 | 553 | 362 | 250 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | WNW 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 45 | 93 | 181 | 359 | 359 | 260 | 175 | 301 | 432 | 544 | 544 | 428 | 312 | 360 | 94 | 84 | 72 | 71 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 5 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 9 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 15 | 33 | 95 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
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