La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.5° 

La Jolla Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
18
0.5
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
71
449
9
10
22
21
5
45
45
5
5
5
0
0
3
3
18
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:47PM1.67m
8:27AM1.66m
8:32PM1.62m
8:52AM1.75m
9:15PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.37m
2:09AM0.02m
2:30PM0.20m
2:38AM0.12m
3:10PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
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23
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23
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Feels °C
27
26
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26
24
24
25
25
24
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
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