Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at La Jolla Cove today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at La Jolla Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SSW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 331 | 8 | 358 | 367 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.12m | 3:05PM1.48m | 3:37AM0.92m | 3:58PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.58m | 8:06AM0.41m | 10:06PM0.52m | 8:46AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 380 | 559 | 474 | 289 | 284 | 284 | 231 | 231 | 441 | 330 | 691 | 859 | 838 | 806 | 480 | 559 | 559 | 559 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 6 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 414 | 17 | 224 | 377 | 331 | 419 | 358 | 367 | 164 | 125 | 120 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 84 | 46 | 29 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 5 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 14 | SSE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 75 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 9 | 175 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 294 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
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