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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 pm Thursday 21 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | |
176 | 176 | 150 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 152 | 150 | 174 | 176 | 58 | 57 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 20 | 39 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.47m | 4:34PM1.18m | 3:08AM1.29m | 5:24PM1.30m | 4:38AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.82m | 9:20AM-0.11m | 9:37PM0.77m | 10:20AM0.00m | 11:14PM0.61m | 11:12AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 176 | 176 | 19 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 93 | 100 | 174 | 176 | 245 | 251 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 251 | 236 | 220 | 217 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 126 | 126 | 95 | 93 | 152 | 150 | 14 | 13 | 58 | 57 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 95 | 140 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 85 | 150 | 13 | 84 | 87 | 100 | 77 | 72 | 71 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 3 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | 39 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 777 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 597 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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