La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.0° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 7AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
296
266
379
379
455
375
375
375
375
379
522
522
528
522
510
505
493
573
633
625
625
618
603
596
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:04AM1.10m
4:32PM1.35m
7:53AM1.16m
5:45PM1.44m
8:01AM1.21m
6:34PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.32m
10:40AM1.07m
00:33AM0.23m
12:03PM0.97m
1:10AM0.14m
12:45PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:47
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
19
22
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
21
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