La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.9°C
4.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
5
0.5
WNW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
77
179
172
172
132
118
114
112
112
115
130
175
161
146
163
142
127
123
128
102
115
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:33AM1.49m
7:24PM1.44m
7:52AM1.63m
8:06PM1.44m
8:14AM1.77m
8:49PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.41m
1:32AM0.20m
2:08PM0.21m
1:58AM0.24m
2:45PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:07
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6:07
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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1
1
2
1
1
2
2
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Temp °C
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
18
17
19
20
18
18
20
19
19
20
20
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