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La Jolla Cove

San Diego County, California, United States

La Jolla Cove 3 photos

  • La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, USA

    La Jolla Cove, La Jolla, USA. Peter Lloyd plloyd, CC0. Source

  • Jessica Scherr, age 22, swam in La Jolla Cove Swim Club’s Pier to Cove Swim held Saturday, June 25, 2016. The 1.5-mile (2.5 kilometers) swim started on the north side of Scripps Pier and finished at L

    Jessica Scherr, age 22, swam in La Jolla Cove Swim Club’s Pier to Cove Swim held Saturday, June 25, 2016. The 1.5-mile (2.5 kilometers) swim started on the north side of Scripps Pier and finished at L. Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Large waves and seaweed at La Jolla Cove made for a challenging Pier to Cove Swim but sunny, warm weather awaited the swimmers at the end along with their event T-shirt and hot food from Duke’s Restau

    Large waves and seaweed at La Jolla Cove made for a challenging Pier to Cove Swim but sunny, warm weather awaited the swimmers at the end along with their event T-shirt and hot food from Duke’s Restau. Chris Hunkeler from Carlsbad, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
7 am
4.9
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 5 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
23°C74°F
Wind
64 km/hmph W
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
4.9Fair7 am127
5.0Fair8 am127
4.8Fair9 am1811
5.0Fair10 am159
5.1Fair11 am106
5.5Good12 pm53
5.7Good1 pm74
6.2Good2 pm85
5.9Good3 pm117
5.8Good4 pm117
7.0Great5 pm1510
7.7Great6 pm159
Sat
8.3Great8 am74
8.3Great9 am32
8.5Excellent10 am21
8.6Excellent11 am53
8.6Excellent12 pm85
8.6Excellent1 pm106
8.7Excellent2 pm138
8.7Excellent3 pm159
8.8Excellent4 pm149
8.7Excellent5 pm1510
8.9Excellent6 pm159
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 1 am, -0.1 mHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation listedOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • ShowersWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Drinking waterWithin 500 m0.3 mi
  • Parking24 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m400 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink53 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceRocks

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
570 m0.4 mi
Nearest airport
15 km9 miSan Diego International Airport (SAN)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 5%