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La Jolla Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Jolla Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today?
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 14 | |
62 | 163 | 213 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 169 | 55 | 35 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 36 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:43PM1.57m | 1:30PM0.84m | 11:17PM1.48m | 3:21PM0.83m | 11:58PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM-0.04m | 4:30PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.03m | 4:34PM0.83m | 8:24AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 169 | 163 | 173 | 193 | 158 | 144 | 140 | 217 | 217 | 226 | 27 | 248 | 251 | 251 | 248 | 169 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 23 | 136 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | SSW 16 | S 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 169 | 25 | 115 | 110 | 99 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 245 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 56 | 133 | 134 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 24 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 25 | 17 | 47 | 80 | 49 | 27 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 55 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 30 | 213 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 31 | 34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 116 | 21 | 78 | 70 | 214 | 626 | 626 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 210 | 21 |
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