La Jolla Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what's on the table.

Honestly, the next week and a half are looking pretty flat and sloppy for La Jolla Cove. We’ve got a long stretch where it’s just not worth paddling out. From Friday the 10th all the way through to Tuesday the 21st, the swell is tiny, the periods are short, and the wind is mostly pushing from the wrong direction for this spot. We’ve got combined wave energy figures in the double digits for most of that time, like 92 on Friday morning, dropping down to as low as 23 on Sunday the 12th. It’s just weak and messy. There’s a few sessions with clean-looking water, but the size is so small it’s barely surfable.

There is a faint glimmer of hope come the morning of Wednesday the 15th. The combined energy climbs to 211 — moderate — with a clean looking cross-offshore breeze and a solid 2ft of swell coming from the SSW at a 17-second period. That’s long-period groundswell, so the waves will have some push and shape. At La Jolla Cove (a reef and point setup), that kind of period actually suits the break, keeping the lines from jacking too steep. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. Crowds are possible here, so you won't be alone.

Then Thursday the 16th keeps things ticking with a similar setup: 4ft of WNW swell in the morning, 12 mph cross-off wind, and combined energy up at 289. Definitely clean, but the period drops to 8 seconds, so it’s a shorter period wind swell. It's surfable, but not the standout.

The real highlight — if you can call it that in this outlook — is the Friday morning of the 17th. The morning session has 2ft of SW swell, but with a 19-second period pushing combined energy to 342. The wind’s a gentle 9 mph cross-off, keeping the surface clean. For this stretch, that’s the best we get. It’s not massive, but that long period will produce some nice wrapping lines along the point.

After that, it’s back into marginal to poor conditions for the rest of the forecast, with energy levels dropping again. The final Saturday morning of the 25th brings 5ft of WNW swell, but with a cross wind and a short 8-second period, it’s going to be a lumpy, uninviting mess.

Bottom line: the standout here is the Friday morning of the 17th of July. Clean, long-period groundswell at La Jolla Cove. Get it while it's there.

- Rusty

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