La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.9
SW
18
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
1
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
11
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
13
15
0
0
0
73
71
449
9
7
22
21
42
0
45
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:56PM1.67m
8:01AM1.54m
7:47PM1.67m
8:27AM1.66m
8:32PM1.62m
Low Tide
1:36AM-0.04m
1:48PM0.37m
2:09AM0.02m
2:30PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
28
28
26
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
24
26
25
25
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