Surf Forecasts:
La Jolla Cove surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SW swell with 330 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Jolla Cove this week:
The surf forecast for La Jolla Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 18s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Jolla Cove in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 13s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Jolla Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about what’s coming for La Jolla Cove.
It’s a pretty quiet run to start. Nothing worth paddling for right now, with a real gap in the good stuff. The first few days are just small and messy, so you’re waiting it out.
The only real standout is the morning of Wednesday, 26 August. That’s our window. You’ve got a clean 3ft swell coming from the SW, with a very long 16-second period behind it. The energy is moderate (364), and we’ve got light cross-offshore wind. That means the waves should have some real shape and be holding up well on this reef and point setup. It’s beginner-friendly, and that long-period groundswell will give you clean, walled-up lines. Sets will be a bit spread out, but the paddle out should be easy. The water temp is about what you’d expect for this time of year, nothing unusual.
After that, it all drops off. The rest of the week and into early September is mostly small, choppy, and poorly directed. Swell dies, period shortens, and the wind turns onshore or cross-onshore. The energy is weak, down in the 37 to 140 range, and wave heights are tiny. Nothing to get up for.
You’ll see a bump in size on Sunday, 30 August, with a 5ft swell, but it’s short-period and messy with the wind. Not clean. By September, the swell fades and the direction stays poor. The second week is a write-off – small, weak, and mostly onshore. The period spikes back up to 16-18 seconds on a couple days, but the wave heights are tiny and the conditions stay poor. Don’t bank on it.
So, Wednesday morning is your best call. Everything else is a skip.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 249 | 175 | 330 | 322 | 206 | 203 | 302 | 191 | 134 | 169 | 130 | 113 | 37 | 75 | 37 | 140 | 105 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.19m | 7:40PM1.74m | 9:17AM1.24m | 8:14PM1.81m | 9:35AM1.31m | 8:46PM1.84m | 9:55AM1.38m | 9:19PM1.82m | 10:16AM1.46m | 9:52PM1.76m | 10:39AM1.53m | 10:28PM1.64m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:23AM0.01m | 1:35PM0.78m | 2:50AM-0.04m | 2:08PM0.68m | 3:14AM-0.07m | 2:40PM0.58m | 3:38AM-0.08m | 3:14PM0.49m | 4:01AM-0.05m | 3:49PM0.42m | 4:24AM0.02m | 4:27PM0.36m | 4:47AM0.13m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 273 | 249 | 175 | 330 | 322 | 145 | 513 | 638 | 520 | 465 | 294 | 294 | 188 | 133 | 96 | 932 | 659 | 733 | 697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 95 | 126 | 128 | 176 | 203 | 62 | 48 | 134 | 37 | 68 | 270 | 339 | 465 | 50 | 140 | 105 | 227 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 14 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 107 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 206 | 24 | 302 | 191 | 24 | 169 | 130 | 113 | 37 | 75 | 37 | 60 | 57 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 265 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
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