La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
25
34
45
47
40
38
40
62
48
45
82
58
50
33
49
48
31
31
106
68
67
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
E
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
0
WNW
0
WNW
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM2.02m
11:18PM1.17m
10:20AM2.00m
00:23AM1.06m
11:05AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:53PM-0.26m
3:55AM0.62m
5:46PM-0.23m
4:31AM0.74m
6:49PM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
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