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La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 05:02 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot · Showing fallback/stale data

The skinny

Marginal Report Sun 10:27

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

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Mon 09:00

Main risk: Waves

Best morning signal: Sun 11:00 (Fair).

Best afternoon signal: Sun 18:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.8 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:54

Sunset

22:56

Water

22.3°C

Max air

25.9°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% 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

Sunday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Tuesday

❌ poor conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Mon 13:00 — Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 14:00 — Fair (0.50) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 15:00 — Fair (0.49) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (38 hours)
  • Tide/current (32 hours)
  • Darkness (18 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

Sun 21:00, Mon 22:00

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Looe Key

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Thu 14:00 – Sun 14:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.38 around Fri 09:00; 3 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 0.92m to 1.02m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 17/24 sampled hours (range 2.47 to 6.65m/s).

Tides range from -0.83m to 1.25m; 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
Thu 14:00 0.92 · high 3.16 · good 21.60 · good poor
Thu 15:00 0.94 · high 4.43 · good 21.60 · good poor
Thu 16:00 0.96 · high 5.21 · good 21.60 · good fair
Thu 17:00 1.00 · high 6.17 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 18:00 1.02 · high 6.57 · high 21.70 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.02 · high 6.38 · high 21.80 · good poor
Thu 20:00 1.02 · high 6.65 · high 21.90 · good poor
Thu 21:00 1.02 · high 6.61 · high 22.00 · good poor
Thu 22:00 1.02 · high 6.00 · high 22.10 · good poor
Thu 23:00 1.00 · high 5.51 · high 22.20 · good fair
Fri 00:00 1.00 · high 4.50 · good 22.30 · good poor
Fri 01:00 1.00 · high 4.03 · good 22.30 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.98 · high 3.89 · good 22.30 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.98 · high 3.72 · good 22.20 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.98 · high 3.69 · good 22.20 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.96 · high 3.86 · good 22.10 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.96 · high 4.06 · good 22.10 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 4.41 · good 22.00 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.96 · high 4.50 · good 22.00 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.96 · high 4.20 · good 22.00 · good poor
Fri 10:00 0.98 · high 3.90 · good 22.00 · good poor
Fri 11:00 1.00 · high 3.61 · good 21.90 · good poor
Fri 12:00 1.02 · high 3.21 · good 21.90 · good poor
Fri 13:00 1.02 · high 2.47 · good 21.90 · good fair
Fri 14:00 1.04 · high 3.03 · good 21.90 · good fair
Fri 15:00 1.04 · high 3.65 · good 21.90 · good fair
Fri 16:00 1.06 · high 4.46 · good 22.00 · good fair
Fri 17:00 1.06 · high 5.02 · good 22.00 · good fair
Fri 18:00 1.08 · high 5.26 · good 22.00 · good fair
Fri 19:00 1.08 · high 5.72 · high 22.10 · good poor
Fri 20:00 1.10 · high 5.29 · good 22.20 · good poor
Fri 21:00 1.10 · high 5.64 · high 22.30 · good poor
Fri 22:00 1.08 · high 5.50 · high 22.40 · good poor
Fri 23:00 1.06 · high 5.24 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sat 00:00 1.04 · high 4.93 · good 22.50 · good poor
Sat 01:00 1.04 · high 4.18 · good 22.50 · good poor
Sat 02:00 1.02 · high 3.67 · good 22.50 · good poor
Sat 03:00 1.02 · high 3.35 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sat 04:00 1.00 · high 3.31 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sat 05:00 1.00 · high 3.16 · good 22.30 · good poor
Sat 06:00 0.90 · high 2.90 · good 22.00 · good poor
Sat 07:00 0.90 · high 2.96 · good 21.90 · good poor
Sat 08:00 0.90 · high 2.20 · good 21.90 · good poor
Sat 09:00 0.90 · high 2.53 · good 21.90 · good poor
Sat 10:00 0.90 · high 2.19 · good 21.80 · good poor
Sat 11:00 0.90 · high 3.22 · good 21.80 · good poor
Sat 12:00 0.90 · high 3.10 · good 21.80 · good poor
Sat 13:00 0.90 · high 3.10 · good 21.90 · good poor
Sat 14:00 0.90 · high 2.64 · good 21.90 · good fair
Sat 15:00 0.90 · high 2.21 · good 22.00 · good fair
Sat 16:00 0.90 · high 2.02 · good 22.00 · good fair
Sat 17:00 0.90 · high 3.20 · good 22.10 · good fair
Sat 18:00 0.90 · high 3.58 · good 22.20 · good fair
Sat 19:00 0.90 · high 3.76 · good 22.30 · good fair
Sat 20:00 0.92 · high 4.13 · good 22.50 · good fair
Sat 21:00 0.92 · high 3.81 · good 22.70 · good fair
Sat 22:00 0.92 · high 3.35 · good 22.80 · good fair
Sat 23:00 0.92 · high 3.58 · good 23.00 · good fair
Sun 00:00 0.92 · high 3.55 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sun 01:00 0.94 · high 3.26 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sun 02:00 0.94 · high 2.64 · good 23.00 · good poor
Sun 03:00 0.96 · high 2.05 · good 22.90 · good poor
Sun 04:00 0.96 · high 1.39 · good 22.80 · good poor
Sun 05:00 0.98 · high 1.88 · good 22.70 · good poor
Sun 06:00 0.98 · high 2.33 · good 22.60 · good poor
Sun 07:00 1.00 · high 2.33 · good 22.50 · good poor
Sun 08:00 1.02 · high 1.90 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sun 09:00 1.04 · high 1.61 · good 22.40 · good poor
Sun 10:00 1.06 · high 1.39 · good 22.30 · good poor
Sun 11:00 1.10 · high 1.24 · good 22.20 · good poor
Sun 12:00 1.12 · high 0.92 · good 22.20 · good poor
Sun 13:00 1.14 · high 0.58 · good 22.20 · good fair