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La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | |
57 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 131 | 169 | 140 | 103 | 77 | 70 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.67m | 9:31AM1.16m | 9:00PM1.69m | 10:11AM1.09m | 9:23PM1.70m | 10:51AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM-0.12m | 2:46PM0.36m | 3:56AM-0.17m | 3:09PM0.46m | 4:29AM-0.18m | 3:31PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 |
27 | 25 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 39 | 51 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 72 | 131 | 169 | 140 | 103 | 77 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 115 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
57 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 42 | 42 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
26 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 265 | 70 | 2 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 333 | 294 | 20 |
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