La Jolla Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.85° N 117.27° W

La Jolla Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Jolla Cove sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for La Jolla Cove at 2AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
161
161
124
124
122
137
147
154
218
177
296
296
181
173
132
132
132
150
358
362
370
375
379
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25PM2.06m
12:05PM1.33m
11:13PM1.89m
12:46PM1.38m
00:02AM1.65m
1:30PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:35AM-0.36m
5:06PM0.56m
6:14AM-0.21m
6:05PM0.57m
6:52AM-0.02m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
23
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
21
19
19
19
20
20
19
21
20
20
20
19
21
21
20
21
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