La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
164
160
158
155
151
219
216
216
214
211
310
310
306
306
306
306
299
284
269
322
326
344
353
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22AM0.98m
12:12PM1.75m
3:43AM0.92m
1:19PM1.65m
6:13AM1.03m
2:58PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.76m
8:13PM0.10m
5:48AM0.90m
9:50PM0.10m
7:53AM1.02m
clear
clear
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
20
20
21
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
26
27
26
26
26
27
28
29
33
31
29
28
28
Feels °C
22
22
22
24
22
23
23
23
23
22
23
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
33
29
28
27
27
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