La Jolla Cove surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDT
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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 1.6°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 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (06 May)1ft (0.3m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.3
SW
20
0.4
NW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
65
61
57
56
56
169
60
35
164
164
164
164
37
99
97
91
87
85
75
97
100
82
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17PM1.48m
3:21PM0.83m
11:58PM1.39m
00:55AM1.29m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.03m
4:34PM0.83m
8:24AM0.08m
9:29AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:34
7:35
7:35
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
13
15
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
5
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
Energy kJ
217
24
245
248
251
251
248
169
133
23
34
29
32
36
37
37
44
43
58
62
75
97
100
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
66
226
26
20
23
25
25
56
55
134
164
164
164
164
136
99
97
91
56
56
55
55
53
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
20
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
10
66
65
61
57
56
56
9
60
35
27
26
24
24
24
67
64
56
87
85
61
61
44
121
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
23
24
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
20
14
2
2
20
21
21
20
20
20
0
0
21
294
21
21
21
0
0
2
0
70
21
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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