Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 35 | 53 | 65 | 176 | 166 | 142 | 155 | 134 | 115 | 92 | 128 | 102 | 110 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 76 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:52AM1.63m | 8:06PM1.44m | 8:14AM1.77m | 8:49PM1.42m | 8:40AM1.89m | 9:35PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.21m | 1:58AM0.24m | 2:45PM0.02m | 2:25AM0.32m | 3:24PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 493 | 493 | 493 | 366 | 131 | 166 | 142 | 155 | 134 | 115 | 376 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 293 | 254 | 207 | 187 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | S 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 178 | 178 | 53 | 65 | 575 | 527 | 481 | 381 | 376 | 305 | 92 | 55 | 102 | 110 | 123 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 66 | 11 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 21 | — | WNW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | 176 | 176 | 86 | — | — | 47 | 47 | 46 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 25 | 53 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 9 | — | 11 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 35 | — | — | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 76 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
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