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La Jolla Cove Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | |
123 | 107 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 140 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 77 | 63 | 74 | 97 | 178 | 238 | 240 | 431 | 373 | 337 | 273 | 291 | 238 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:40AM1.02m | 8:28PM1.74m | 10:21AM1.01m | 8:56PM1.75m | 11:00AM1.00m | 9:25PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.61m | 3:48AM-0.20m | 2:36PM0.66m | 4:21AM-0.21m | 3:04PM0.70m | 4:56AM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | 7:52 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 217 | 226 | 226 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 32 | 51 | 68 | 77 | 63 | 74 | 97 | 178 | 238 | 240 | 431 | 373 | 1055 | 876 | 291 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 83 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 18 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 101 | 96 | 308 | 308 | 389 | 520 | 609 | 603 | 596 | 337 | 273 | 696 | 673 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 123 | 107 | 147 | 147 | 146 | 140 | 126 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 76 | 311 | 95 | 121 | 95 | 96 | 57 | 102 | 234 | 17 | 28 | 87 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 265 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 21 |
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