Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 41 | 70 | 99 | 0 | 93 | 48 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 132 | 118 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 107 | 107 | 126 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.37m | 6:40PM1.41m | 7:33AM1.49m | 7:24PM1.44m | 7:52AM1.63m | 8:06PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.60m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:33PM0.41m | 1:32AM0.20m | 2:08PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 322 | 326 | 425 | 425 | 356 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 431 | 419 | 336 | 331 | 326 | 322 | 543 | 463 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 362 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 350 | 276 | 212 | 295 | 298 | 298 | 295 | 20 | 368 | 454 | 553 | 448 | 443 | 132 | 176 | 232 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 131 | 527 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | S 20 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 70 | 99 | 149 | 93 | 48 | 194 | 12 | 9 | 129 | 129 | 132 | 326 | 118 | 84 | 82 | 48 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | WNW 4 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 78 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 107 | 107 | 126 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 265 | 179 | 127 | 149 | 351 | 252 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 265 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 190 | 20 | 7 |
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