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La Jolla Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | |
102 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 113 | 115 | 152 | 164 | 102 | 273 | 288 | 288 | 278 | 202 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:20AM1.15m | 6:57PM1.50m | 7:18AM1.17m | 7:23PM1.68m | 8:13AM1.18m | 7:54PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.18m | 1:25AM0.16m | 12:58PM0.23m | 2:08AM-0.08m | 1:33PM0.30m | 2:52AM-0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 334 | 334 | 334 | 268 | 239 | 236 | 257 | 253 | 246 | 210 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 211 | 412 | 407 | 487 | 273 | 288 | 288 | 278 | 202 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 102 | 106 | 106 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 216 | 115 | 152 | 164 | 53 | 348 | 326 | 322 | 392 | 392 | 194 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | WNW 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 66 | 23 | 63 | 106 | 104 | 170 | 113 | 158 | 18 | 8 | 102 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 68 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 626 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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