Surf Forecasts:
La Jolla Cove surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period, SW swell with 219 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Jolla Cove this week:
The most powerful waves expected at La Jolla Cove in the next 16 days are 0.6m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 14s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Jolla Cove over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this next stretch is a tough one for Southern California. We're looking at La Jolla Cove, which is a beginner-friendly reef and point setup, but honestly, the whole 16-day window is a real bummer. There's not a single decent surf session on the cards. The first few days have tiny, weak swell and poor conditions, and this flat spell just keeps rolling. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, nothing wild there.
The whole outlook is a write-off right through to the middle of September. You're looking at an unbroken run of poor surf conditions. The winds are nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, chopping up what little bump there is. The combined swell energy is mostly weak to low-moderate, with values like 173 on the 30th of August and dropping into the double digits by early September. Even when a longer-period swell shows up, like a 19-second period on the 31st of August, the height is just 1 ft – not enough to do anything with. There's a bit of a pulse around the 10th of September with combined energy hitting 489, but again, the swell direction is wrong, the period is long, and the wind is messy.
To be honest, this setup is less about surfing and more about just enjoying the clear skies. If you absolutely have to get wet, maybe look at it for a swim, but for a paddle surfer, there's nothing to get excited about. For kite surfers, the consistent onshore wind might offer something, but the waves just aren't there. This kind of blank run is a bit more normal for the area in the late summer, but it still stings. Forecasts can always change, but as it stands... it's a hard pass.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 147 | 156 | 99 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 152 | 37 | 129 | 51 | 77 | 72 | 74 | 96 | 52 | 42 | 79 | 57 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.60m | 11:08PM1.47m | 11:32AM1.65m | 11:54PM1.27m | 12:05PM1.67m | 00:55AM1.06m | 12:47PM1.67m | 2:36AM0.89m | 1:44PM1.64m | 3:09PM1.63m | 7:22AM1.02m | 4:44PM1.68m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.31m | 5:11AM0.27m | 5:59PM0.30m | 5:35AM0.43m | 6:59PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.60m | 8:20PM0.30m | 6:22AM0.75m | 10:05PM0.25m | 11:38PM0.12m | 9:52AM0.98m | 00:42AM-0.03m | |||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | S 10 | SSW 17 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 140 | 147 | 156 | 300 | 280 | 191 | 146 | 102 | 123 | 37 | 78 | 368 | 77 | 547 | 651 | 587 | 717 | 620 | 512 | 434 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | SSW 10 | WNW 6 | SSE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 530 | 508 | 389 | 99 | 161 | 31 | 25 | 113 | 48 | 131 | 95 | 153 | 138 | 96 | 157 | 53 | 73 | 42 | 277 | 604 | 582 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | S 13 | SW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | WNW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 72 | 98 | 253 | 56 | 156 | 116 | 80 | 152 | 64 | 129 | 26 | 236 | 55 | 29 | 96 | 115 | 150 | 79 | 35 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | 34 | 39 | — | 43 | 51 | — | 72 | 74 | — | 52 | — | — | 57 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 149 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 265 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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