Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 12AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 155 | 75 | 449 | 43 | 4 | 43 | 40 | 224 | 61 | 88 | 371 | 27 | 306 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 353 | 353 | 344 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.12m | 10:12AM1.39m | 9:31PM2.07m | 10:44AM1.46m | 10:14PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.57m | 3:50AM-0.36m | 3:19PM0.47m | 4:25AM-0.28m | 4:07PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 155 | 319 | 449 | 395 | 316 | 207 | 204 | 224 | 268 | 264 | 371 | 261 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 353 | 353 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 104 | 75 | 57 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 40 | 50 | 61 | 72 | 69 | 48 | 50 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 60 | 61 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 13 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 76 | 49 | 53 | 32 | 4 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 88 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 39 | 14 | 100 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 14 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | WNW 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 31 | 73 | 104 | 43 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 19 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 597 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 |
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