La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SW
10
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
SW
19
0.6
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
269
322
326
344
353
358
362
358
0
314
18
19
301
301
14
16
3
4
28
59
9
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
E
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
S
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
0
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:13AM1.03m
2:58PM1.57m
6:41AM1.16m
4:40PM1.58m
7:08AM1.29m
5:57PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:53AM1.02m
11:13PM0.04m
10:42AM0.96m
00:13AM-0.03m
12:05PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
35
34
33
32
30
31
31
31
33
31
29
30
30
30
30
30
33
30
28
27
25
Feels °C
29
32
33
31
30
28
29
28
28
31
29
28
29
28
28
29
28
32
27
28
28
27
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