Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 54 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:28AM0.88m | 2:37PM1.45m | 3:54PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.47m | 7:07AM0.79m | 11:03PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 63 | 263 | 43 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 163 | 268 | 339 | 348 | 372 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 277 | 63 | 242 | 40 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 159 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 265 | 19 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 21 | 29 | 2 |
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