La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
58
33
113
33
73
104
30
24
25
58
65
62
60
44
82
79
62
44
84
79
54
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:09AM1.98m
10:23PM1.27m
9:42AM2.02m
11:18PM1.17m
10:20AM2.00m
Low Tide
4:06PM-0.23m
3:23AM0.51m
4:53PM-0.26m
3:55AM0.62m
5:46PM-0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
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