La Jolla Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at this 16-day stretch for our stretch of coast, it’s a bit of a flat, frustrating run. The swell windows and the winds just aren’t lining up to give us anything worth paddling out for. We’re looking at a whole lot of small, weak surf and cross-onshore breezes chopping things up.

La Jolla Cove is the only spot in the mix, a reef and point setup that’s fairly exposed but needs the right angle. The water is absolutely balmy right now, a full 76°, which is *much warmer* than normal for this time of year. You’ll be surfing in boardies, that’s for sure.

The first week is a write-off. We’ve got a long gap here with basically nothing on offer. The energy is weak, often under 100 (like 29 on Thursday morning), and what little swell shows up is short-period, maxing out around 3ft. Winds are mostly cross-on, so it’s just bumpy and messy. Not worth getting wet for.

There’s a slight pulse mid-period around the 19th, but even then, the swell is tiny and the period is short, so it’s not going to do anything. The wind does go cross-off on the morning of the 19th, which would clean it up, but there’s just no power behind it. We’re talking ankle-biters.

We finally see a real change in the second week, around the 22nd and into the 23rd. The swell direction swings more to the SW, which is better for the Cove, and the period stretches out to 18 seconds – that’s some proper groundswell energy. The heights are still small, only 1ft to 2ft, but that long period means there’s some push to it. The energy readings start to climb into the 200s (212 on the 23rd morning). You can feel it’s trying to wake up.

The standout, if you can call it that, looks like Tuesday the 25th. The morning shows 3ft of SW swell at 17 seconds, with the energy jumping to 482. That’s the biggest, most powerful swell of the whole run. The winds are onshore, which is a bummer, but that raw power could make it the most interesting it gets. It’s still a small day by any standard, so keep your expectations in check. The days around it have similar direction and period but less size and energy.

Honestly, this is a period for fixing dings and daydreaming. The ocean isn’t giving us much. There’s a little pulse of energy on the 25th, but it’s a far cry from good. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath. Forecasts change, but this looks like a lean stretch.

Stay stoked.

Rusty

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