La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 PDT
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La Jolla Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today?

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)8158877777777744568111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214220191818181828272624371022254679245292286236231218
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
1.01
5:03AM
1.22
7:27PM
1.10
6:04AM
1.30
7:38PM
1.21
6:54AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
0.85
12:31PM
0.04
12:26AM
0.69
1:01PM
-0.01
1:06AM
0.50
1:29PM
-0.03
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:16
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11111---11--
Temp. °C171717171718171717161616171717171616161515161616
Feels °C (?)171617171617141416151514141313141312131312121211
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