Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 8PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 111 | 107 | 132 | 214 | 163 | 208 | 214 | 322 | 330 | 338 | 419 | 419 | 560 | 547 | 540 | 527 | 496 | 483 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.94m | 9:05AM1.48m | 8:38PM1.92m | 9:32AM1.58m | 9:21PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.55m | 2:45AM-0.20m | 2:32PM0.40m | 3:17AM-0.14m | 3:15PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 227 | 250 | 240 | 179 | 136 | 92 | 68 | 214 | 322 | 330 | 338 | 419 | 419 | 560 | 547 | 540 | 527 | 496 | 483 | 483 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 198 | 102 | 101 | 151 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 125 | 115 | 115 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 111 | 107 | 132 | 214 | 163 | 208 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 12 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 44 | 40 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 47 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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