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La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Fri 03:24 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Go in the best window Report Fri 00:50

La Jolla Cove has a usable snorkeling window around Sun 09:00. The main thing to watch is waves.

Score: 4.4/10

Best time: Sun 09:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Fri 12:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 3.6 m/s.

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Sunrise

08:57

Sunset

22:53

Water

23.4°C

Max air

25.7°C

Sky

Clear

9% cloud

Good window is available today

Next safe window: Sun 13:00 (1% of next 72h are suitable)

3-day planner Best available Show data

3-day planner

Friday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Saturday

⚠️ fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

✅ good conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

Next safe window starts at Sun 13:00.

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (70 hours)
  • Tide/current (65 hours)
  • Darkness (37 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

Fri 15:00, Sat 01:00, Sun 02:00, Sun 16:00

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Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Wed 04:00 – Sat 04:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.0 around Wed 00:00; 0 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 1.0m to 1.1m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 2/24 sampled hours (range 1.3 to 14.5m/s).

Tides range from -0.46m to 0.91m; 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
Wed 04:00 1.04 · high 8.80 · high 20.90 · good poor
Wed 05:00 1.06 · high 6.90 · high 20.80 · good poor
Wed 06:00 1.06 · high 5.80 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 07:00 1.08 · high 5.50 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 08:00 1.08 · high 5.20 · good 20.60 · good poor
Wed 09:00 1.10 · high 6.40 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Wed 10:00 1.10 · high 7.20 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Wed 11:00 1.10 · high 6.10 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Wed 12:00 1.10 · high 6.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Wed 13:00 1.10 · high 6.90 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Wed 14:00 1.00 · high 1.30 · good 20.30 · out of range poor
Wed 15:00 1.02 · high 5.80 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Wed 16:00 1.02 · high 8.50 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Wed 17:00 1.04 · high 10.10 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Wed 18:00 1.04 · high 11.20 · high 20.60 · good poor
Wed 19:00 1.04 · high 12.50 · high 20.70 · good poor
Wed 20:00 1.04 · high 13.30 · high 20.80 · good poor
Wed 21:00 1.04 · high 13.20 · high 21.00 · good poor
Wed 22:00 1.04 · high 13.80 · high 21.10 · good poor
Wed 23:00 1.06 · high 14.50 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 00:00 1.06 · high 13.90 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 01:00 1.06 · high 12.50 · high 21.20 · good poor
Thu 02:00 1.06 · high 12.70 · high 21.10 · good poor
Thu 03:00 1.06 · high 12.00 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 04:00 1.06 · high 12.00 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 05:00 1.08 · high 11.50 · high 20.80 · good poor
Thu 06:00 1.08 · high 9.10 · high 20.70 · good poor
Thu 07:00 1.08 · high 9.40 · high 20.70 · good poor
Thu 08:00 1.06 · high 8.70 · high 20.60 · good poor
Thu 09:00 1.06 · high 8.40 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Thu 10:00 1.06 · high 6.40 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 11:00 1.04 · high 4.30 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 12:00 1.04 · high 3.30 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 13:00 1.04 · high 4.10 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 14:00 1.04 · high 4.30 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 15:00 1.04 · high 5.60 · high 20.40 · out of range poor
Thu 16:00 1.02 · high 5.20 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Thu 17:00 1.02 · high 7.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Thu 18:00 1.00 · high 9.40 · high 20.60 · good poor
Thu 19:00 1.00 · high 14.20 · high 20.70 · good poor
Thu 20:00 0.98 · high 16.10 · high 20.80 · good poor
Thu 21:00 0.98 · high 15.50 · high 20.90 · good poor
Thu 22:00 0.98 · high 15.10 · high 21.00 · good poor
Thu 23:00 0.98 · high 13.50 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 00:00 0.98 · high 13.60 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 01:00 0.98 · high 11.80 · high 21.10 · good poor
Fri 02:00 0.98 · high 10.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 03:00 0.98 · high 9.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 04:00 0.98 · high 8.80 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 05:00 0.96 · high 8.40 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 06:00 0.96 · high 7.40 · high 20.70 · good poor
Fri 07:00 0.96 · high 6.90 · high 20.70 · good poor
Fri 08:00 0.96 · high 6.20 · high 20.60 · good poor
Fri 09:00 0.96 · high 5.70 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 10:00 0.96 · high 4.70 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 11:00 0.94 · high 3.30 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 12:00 0.94 · high 4.00 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 13:00 0.94 · high 4.00 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 14:00 0.92 · high 3.90 · good 20.40 · out of range poor
Fri 15:00 0.92 · high 5.40 · good 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 16:00 0.92 · high 9.10 · high 20.50 · out of range poor
Fri 17:00 0.92 · high 11.40 · high 20.60 · good poor
Fri 18:00 0.92 · high 12.90 · high 20.60 · good poor
Fri 19:00 0.92 · high 14.40 · high 20.70 · good poor
Fri 20:00 0.92 · high 17.10 · high 20.80 · good poor
Fri 21:00 0.92 · high 19.80 · high 20.90 · good poor
Fri 22:00 0.92 · high 16.50 · high 21.00 · good poor
Fri 23:00 0.92 · high 18.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sat 00:00 0.92 · high 15.30 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 01:00 0.92 · high 15.10 · high 21.10 · good poor
Sat 02:00 0.94 · high 13.70 · high 21.00 · good poor
Sat 03:00 0.94 · high 12.60 · high 20.90 · good poor