Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 7AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 1100 | 55 | 67 | 65 | 51 | 49 | 915 | 915 | 915 | 102 | 127 | 130 | 107 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 94 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 87 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.10m | 7:57PM1.78m | 9:59AM1.13m | 8:31PM1.83m | 10:21AM1.16m | 9:04PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM-0.05m | 1:41PM0.83m | 3:22AM-0.11m | 2:17PM0.77m | 3:50AM-0.14m | 2:51PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1100 | 1100 | 1004 | 855 | 819 | 727 | 719 | 915 | 915 | 915 | 1044 | 1056 | 1068 | 1166 | 625 | 735 | 789 | 998 | 998 | 1133 | 1107 | 907 | 818 | 808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 55 | 67 | 65 | 51 | 49 | 65 | 60 | 79 | 102 | 127 | 130 | 107 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 94 | 117 | 120 | 120 | 104 | 87 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSW 21 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 19 | SSE 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 81 | 77 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 17 | 27 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 218 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 83 | 48 | 115 | 188 | 229 | 200 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 21 | 127 | 265 | 190 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 202 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 68 | 149 | 127 | 3 | 3 |
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