La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.8°C
2.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
W
10
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
192
263
341
293
235
217
221
192
190
188
235
214
161
159
157
155
87
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM1.34m
11:22AM1.67m
00:17AM1.15m
11:51AM1.60m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.18m
5:04AM0.45m
6:10PM0.23m
5:24AM0.62m
7:05PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:54
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
23
21
21
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
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