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La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Tue 04:14 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Wed 12:57

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: Wed 15:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.1 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:56

Sunset

22:54

Water

23.2°C

Max air

25.6°C

Sky

Partly cloudy

62% 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 (35 hours)
  • Tide/current (35 hours)
  • Darkness (17 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low drift risk now.

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

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

Wed 16:00 – Sat 16:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.46 around Thu 09:00; 4 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 0.98m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 6/24 sampled hours (range 2.3 to 15.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.79m to 1.08m; 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
Wed 16:00 1.02 · high 2.30 · good 20.90 · good fair
Wed 17:00 1.02 · high 5.20 · good 20.90 · good poor
Wed 18:00 1.02 · high 8.90 · high 21.00 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.02 · high 11.30 · high 21.00 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.02 · high 13.50 · high 21.00 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.02 · high 14.80 · high 21.10 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.02 · high 15.50 · high 21.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.00 · high 14.10 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.00 · high 12.80 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.00 · high 11.40 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.00 · high 9.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.00 · high 9.00 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.00 · high 9.20 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 05:00 0.98 · high 9.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 06:00 0.98 · high 8.40 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 07:00 0.98 · high 8.10 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 08:00 0.98 · high 7.60 · high 20.80 · good poor
Thu 09:00 0.98 · high 6.90 · high 20.80 · good poor
Thu 10:00 0.98 · high 6.60 · high 20.70 · good poor
Thu 11:00 0.98 · high 5.30 · good 20.70 · good poor
Thu 12:00 0.98 · high 4.90 · good 20.70 · good poor
Thu 13:00 0.98 · high 3.30 · good 20.70 · good fair
Thu 14:00 0.98 · high 4.80 · good 20.70 · good fair
Thu 15:00 0.98 · high 5.50 · high 20.80 · good fair
Thu 16:00 0.98 · high 7.60 · high 20.80 · good fair
Thu 17:00 0.98 · high 10.50 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 18:00 0.98 · high 12.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 19:00 0.98 · high 14.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.98 · high 17.50 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.98 · high 17.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.98 · high 17.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.98 · high 16.60 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.98 · high 15.40 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.00 · high 15.30 · high 21.20 · good poor
Fri 02:00 1.00 · high 12.40 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 03:00 1.02 · high 11.80 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 04:00 1.02 · high 9.30 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 05:00 1.02 · high 7.90 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 06:00 1.02 · high 7.20 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 07:00 1.02 · high 6.20 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 08:00 1.04 · high 4.70 · good 20.90 · good poor
Fri 09:00 1.04 · high 3.90 · good 20.90 · good poor
Fri 10:00 1.04 · high 3.80 · good 20.80 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.04 · high 0.40 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 1.04 · high 3.50 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 1.04 · high 3.00 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 1.02 · high 1.50 · good 20.50 · out of range fair
Fri 15:00 1.02 · high 4.50 · good 20.60 · good poor
Fri 16:00 1.02 · high 7.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Fri 17:00 1.02 · high 10.20 · high 20.70 · good poor
Fri 18:00 1.02 · high 13.30 · high 20.70 · good poor
Fri 19:00 1.02 · high 16.30 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.00 · high 16.80 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.00 · high 16.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.00 · high 15.20 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.98 · high 13.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.98 · high 12.50 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.00 · high 10.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.00 · high 9.70 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.02 · high 10.20 · high 20.90 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.02 · high 8.90 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.02 · high 9.10 · high 20.80 · good poor
Sat 06:00 1.02 · high 12.70 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 07:00 1.02 · high 10.60 · high 20.70 · good poor
Sat 08:00 1.00 · high 11.60 · high 20.60 · good poor
Sat 09:00 1.00 · high 2.20 · good 20.60 · good poor
Sat 10:00 1.00 · high 4.40 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 11:00 0.98 · high 4.70 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 12:00 0.98 · high 1.80 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 13:00 0.98 · high 3.40 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 14:00 0.98 · high 12.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Sat 15:00 0.98 · high 6.90 · high 20.50 · out of range poor