
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 51 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 33 | 41 | 58 | 68 | 51 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:36PM1.87m | 11:08AM1.25m | 10:08PM1.82m | 11:34AM1.30m | 10:41PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.67m | 4:43AM-0.15m | 4:01PM0.63m | 5:08AM-0.10m | 4:39PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
848 | 724 | 447 | 593 | 577 | 609 | 590 | 411 | 566 | 622 | 462 | 905 | 769 | 769 | 780 | 507 | 326 | 261 | 144 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
529 | 507 | 612 | 519 | 499 | 451 | 362 | 348 | 324 | 139 | 319 | 56 | 55 | 36 | 31 | 68 | 146 | 144 | 265 | 94 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
65 | 51 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 38 | 61 | — | — | 26 | 33 | 41 | 58 | 68 | 51 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 554 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
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