La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.1°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 7AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
129
58
131
231
222
246
197
199
199
255
255
255
249
238
175
227
273
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:16PM1.55m
8:46AM1.14m
7:02PM1.65m
9:01AM1.19m
7:40PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.09m
12:58PM0.88m
2:23AM0.01m
1:35PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
25
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
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