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La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 04:14 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 18:59

La Jolla Cove looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Thu 09:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Score: 5.1/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

Best afternoon signal: Tue 19:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:55

Sunset

22:55

Water

24.0°C

Max air

24.2°C

Sky

Clear

3% cloud

No safe window in the next 72 hours

Use the best-available section for the least-bad times.

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Tuesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Wednesday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Thursday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Thu 13:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Thu 14:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Tue 23:00 — Fair (0.51) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (53 hours)
  • Tide/current (53 hours)
  • Darkness (30 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

Drift estimate from wind, swell, current and warm water.

Low · 29/100

Low drift risk now.

warm water supports seasonal jellyfish activity; surface drift/current is noticeable; local shoreline exposure is not mapped yet.

Sightings override the model: if you see small purple jellyfish with long trailing tentacles, treat them as sting-capable and give them space.

Upcoming high tides

Next early morning high tide: Wed 12:00

Wed 12:00, Thu 00:00, Thu 14:00, Fri 00:00

Nearby alternatives in USA

Catalina Island

122 km away

✅ Good

Crystal River

3324 km away

✅ Good

Dry Tortugas

3459 km away

⚠️ Fair

Looe Key

3599 km away

⚠️ Fair

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Sat 22:00 – Tue 22:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.47 around Sun 14:00; 6 of 24 hours are good, fair, or excellent.

Score trend, higher is better. Excellent ≥ 0.72, good 0.55–0.72, fair 0.35–0.55.

Conditions (24h trends)

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0/24 sampled hours stay at or below 0.36m (range 0.78m to 0.88m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.2 to 4.6m/s).

Tides range from -1.01m to 1.33m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

72-hour historical overview
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Scoring methodology (for technical users)

We score each hour from 0 to 1 using daylight and these weighted components:

  • Wave height (35%): best below 0.36m, then decreases as it rises.
  • Wind speed (25%): best below 5.4m/s, lower is better.
  • Sea surface temperature (15%): best within 20.6°C to 30.4°C.
  • Tide and currents (15%): best around slack/high-tide windows.
  • Daylight (10%): visibility and safety gate (outside daylight scores lower).
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Sat 22:00 0.88 · high 4.40 · good 21.00 · good poor
Sat 23:00 0.88 · high 4.60 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 00:00 0.88 · high 3.33 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.88 · high 4.20 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.86 · high 3.38 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.86 · high 1.84 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.84 · high 1.63 · good 21.00 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.84 · high 1.97 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.82 · high 1.80 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 07:00 0.82 · high 1.03 · good 20.80 · good poor
Sun 08:00 0.80 · high 2.02 · good 20.60 · good poor
Sun 09:00 0.80 · high 2.13 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sun 10:00 0.80 · high 2.96 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sun 11:00 0.80 · high 1.10 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sun 12:00 0.80 · high 1.02 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Sun 13:00 0.80 · high 0.20 · good 20.20 · out of range fair
Sun 14:00 0.78 · high 0.22 · good 20.30 · out of range fair
Sun 15:00 0.78 · high 0.61 · good 20.30 · out of range fair
Sun 16:00 0.78 · high 0.64 · good 20.40 · out of range fair
Sun 17:00 0.80 · high 1.94 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Sun 18:00 0.80 · high 3.23 · good 20.60 · good fair
Sun 19:00 0.80 · high 4.10 · good 20.70 · good poor
Sun 20:00 0.80 · high 4.00 · good 20.90 · good poor
Sun 21:00 0.80 · high 3.96 · good 21.10 · good poor
Sun 22:00 0.80 · high 3.53 · good 21.30 · good poor
Sun 23:00 0.80 · high 2.69 · good 21.40 · good poor
Mon 00:00 0.80 · high 3.20 · good 21.50 · good poor
Mon 01:00 0.80 · high 2.82 · good 21.50 · good poor
Mon 02:00 0.82 · high 2.06 · good 21.40 · good poor
Mon 03:00 0.82 · high 1.70 · good 21.30 · good poor
Mon 04:00 0.82 · high 1.14 · good 21.20 · good poor
Mon 05:00 0.80 · high 1.08 · good 21.10 · good poor
Mon 06:00 0.80 · high 1.49 · good 21.00 · good poor
Mon 07:00 0.80 · high 1.00 · good 20.90 · good poor
Mon 08:00 0.80 · high 0.94 · good 20.80 · good poor
Mon 09:00 0.80 · high 1.39 · good 20.70 · good poor
Mon 10:00 0.80 · high 1.17 · good 20.60 · good poor
Mon 11:00 0.80 · high 1.49 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Mon 12:00 0.80 · high 0.70 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Mon 13:00 0.80 · high 1.40 · good 20.60 · good fair
Mon 14:00 0.80 · high 2.11 · good 20.60 · good fair
Mon 15:00 0.80 · high 2.14 · good 20.70 · good fair
Mon 16:00 0.80 · high 1.50 · good 20.90 · good fair
Mon 17:00 0.80 · high 1.94 · good 21.00 · good fair
Mon 18:00 0.80 · high 2.00 · good 21.10 · good fair
Mon 19:00 0.80 · high 2.25 · good 21.20 · good fair
Mon 20:00 0.80 · high 2.20 · good 21.30 · good fair
Mon 21:00 0.80 · high 3.29 · good 21.40 · good fair
Mon 22:00 0.80 · high 3.10 · good 21.50 · good fair
Mon 23:00 0.78 · high 3.06 · good 21.60 · good fair
Tue 00:00 0.78 · high 3.53 · good 21.60 · good poor
Tue 01:00 0.78 · high 3.96 · good 21.50 · good poor
Tue 02:00 0.80 · high 3.77 · good 21.50 · good poor
Tue 03:00 0.80 · high 3.40 · good 21.40 · good poor
Tue 04:00 0.80 · high 2.95 · good 21.30 · good poor
Tue 05:00 0.80 · high 2.27 · good 21.20 · good poor
Tue 06:00 0.80 · high 1.64 · good 21.10 · good poor
Tue 07:00 0.80 · high 0.58 · good 21.00 · good poor
Tue 08:00 0.80 · high 1.48 · good 20.90 · good poor
Tue 09:00 0.80 · high 2.12 · good 20.80 · good poor
Tue 10:00 0.80 · high 0.94 · good 20.70 · good poor
Tue 11:00 0.82 · high 1.20 · good 20.60 · good poor
Tue 12:00 0.82 · high 1.33 · good 20.60 · good poor
Tue 13:00 0.82 · high 1.41 · good 20.60 · good fair
Tue 14:00 0.80 · high 1.73 · good 20.70 · good fair
Tue 15:00 0.80 · high 1.14 · good 20.70 · good fair
Tue 16:00 0.80 · high 1.39 · good 20.80 · good fair
Tue 17:00 0.80 · high 3.28 · good 20.90 · good fair
Tue 18:00 0.80 · high 2.33 · good 21.00 · good fair
Tue 19:00 0.80 · high 3.04 · good 21.10 · good poor
Tue 20:00 0.82 · high 4.20 · good 21.20 · good poor
Tue 21:00 0.82 · high 4.73 · good 21.30 · good poor