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La Jolla Shores Surf Report & Forecast, San Diego, CA
La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 1 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 3.6 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 3.2 ft at 2:18 am.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 3.6 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 2.0 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.5 ft fallinglow 3.2 ft at 2:18 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
La Jolla Shores surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at La Jolla Shores: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at La Jolla Shores: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph onshore (WNW) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 5.9 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 4.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 3.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NW) | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | calm | 0.8 ft |
La Jolla Shores waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at La Jolla Shores arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 161 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 38% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
La Jolla Shores surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at La Jolla Shores: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Thursday, Nov 19 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for La Jolla Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 15 s · WNW | 5 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 5.2 ft · 14 s · WNW | 11 mph cross-shore (SW) | 14 mph onshore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Good | 5.2 ft · 17 s · WNW | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–4 ft | Poor | 3.9 ft · 14 s · WNW | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 3–5 ft | Poor | — | 15 mph onshore (WNW) | 19 mph onshore (W) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 6 mph onshore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–4 ft | Good | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N) | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for La Jolla Shores are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
La Jolla Shores tide chart and tide times
Tides at La Jolla Shores today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.2 ft at 2:18 am, high 7.1 ft at 8:37 am, low 0.4 ft at 3:53 pm and high 4.6 ft at 10:18 pm. At 1 am the tide is 3.5 ft and falling.
La Jolla Shores tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:18 amHigh 7.1 ft at 8:37 amLow 0.4 ft at 3:53 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:29 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:17 amHigh 6.4 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.2 ft at 1:41 amLow 4.1 ft at 3:41 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:45 amLow 1.6 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.4 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.6 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.4 ft at 4:33 amLow 4.3 ft at 7:02 amHigh 5.0 ft at 12:50 pmLow 1.8 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.8 ft at 4:44 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
La Jolla Shores water temperature
The water temperature at La Jolla Shores is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near La Jolla Shores
- Scripps Pier0.7 mi NNE · 4 ft · Good
- Boomer Beach1.1 mi WSW · 7–9 ft · Good
- Torrey Pines City Beach1.2 mi NNE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Marine Street2.0 mi SW · 8–10 ft · Great
- Windansea2.5 mi SSW · 8–9 ft · Epic
- Black's Beach2.8 mi N · 6–7 ft · Good
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About La Jolla Shores
La Jolla Shores is a beach break in San Diego County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called The Shores, LJ Shores and Kellogg Park.
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