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La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

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

The skinny

Marginal Report Tue 23:52

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

Score: 4.6/10

Best time: Thu 09:00

Main risk: Waves

No useful morning window is showing yet.

No useful afternoon window is showing yet.

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Sunrise

08:56

Sunset

22:54

Water

23.8°C

Max air

25.6°C

Sky

Clear

6% 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

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
  • Thu 15:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (48 hours)
  • Tide/current (48 hours)
  • Darkness (26 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Wed 06:00.

water is warm enough for occasional jellyfish; 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

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122 km away

✅ Good

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3324 km away

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Dry Tortugas

3459 km away

❌ Poor

Looe Key

3599 km away

❌ Poor

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 03:00 – Sun 03:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.48 around Thu 09:00; 11 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 1.18m to 1.36m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.1 to 4.39m/s).

Tides range from -0.39m to 1.06m; 2 of 24 hours are in or near peak slack windows.

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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
Thu 03:00 1.24 · high 2.10 · good 21.50 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.24 · high 1.81 · good 21.50 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.24 · high 1.46 · good 21.40 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.24 · high 1.30 · good 21.30 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.26 · high 1.21 · good 21.20 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.26 · high 1.30 · good 21.10 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.34 · high 0.94 · good 20.70 · good poor
Thu 10:00 1.34 · high 0.58 · good 20.60 · good poor
Thu 11:00 1.36 · high 0.22 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 1.36 · high 0.10 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 1.36 · high 0.60 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Thu 14:00 1.34 · high 1.03 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Thu 15:00 1.34 · high 1.41 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Thu 16:00 1.32 · high 1.60 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Thu 17:00 1.30 · high 2.51 · good 20.60 · good fair
Thu 18:00 1.28 · high 3.55 · good 20.60 · good fair
Thu 19:00 1.26 · high 4.39 · good 20.70 · good fair
Thu 20:00 1.26 · high 4.18 · good 20.80 · good fair
Thu 21:00 1.24 · high 3.74 · good 20.90 · good fair
Thu 22:00 1.22 · high 3.55 · good 21.00 · good fair
Thu 23:00 1.22 · high 3.41 · good 21.10 · good fair
Fri 00:00 1.20 · high 3.40 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.18 · high 3.54 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.18 · high 3.55 · good 21.20 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.16 · high 3.20 · good 21.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.14 · high 2.79 · good 21.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.14 · high 1.91 · good 21.00 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.12 · high 2.10 · good 20.90 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.12 · high 2.00 · good 20.80 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.10 · high 2.21 · good 20.70 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.10 · high 2.72 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 1.08 · high 2.53 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 1.06 · high 3.32 · good 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.04 · high 1.25 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.04 · high 1.68 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.04 · high 2.20 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 1.04 · high 2.61 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 1.04 · high 3.51 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 1.04 · high 4.20 · good 20.00 · out of range poor
Fri 18:00 1.04 · high 5.10 · good 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 19:00 1.04 · high 5.79 · high 20.10 · out of range poor
Fri 20:00 1.04 · high 5.79 · high 20.20 · out of range poor
Fri 21:00 1.04 · high 5.30 · good 20.30 · out of range fair
Fri 22:00 1.04 · high 5.03 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 23:00 1.02 · high 4.10 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 00:00 1.02 · high 3.75 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 01:00 1.00 · high 3.26 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 02:00 1.00 · high 3.20 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 03:00 0.98 · high 3.04 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 04:00 0.96 · high 2.68 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 05:00 0.96 · high 2.13 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 06:00 0.94 · high 1.85 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 07:00 0.92 · high 1.99 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 08:00 0.92 · high 1.66 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 09:00 0.90 · high 1.79 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 10:00 0.90 · high 1.66 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 0.88 · high 1.35 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 0.88 · high 1.30 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 0.88 · high 1.65 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 0.88 · high 1.94 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 0.88 · high 2.20 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 16:00 0.88 · high 2.28 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Sat 17:00 0.90 · high 2.98 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 18:00 0.90 · high 3.52 · good 20.60 · good poor
Sat 19:00 0.90 · high 4.19 · good 20.70 · good poor
Sat 20:00 0.88 · high 4.26 · good 20.80 · good poor
Sat 21:00 0.88 · high 4.47 · good 20.90 · good poor
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