MARINE REPORT / 72 HOURS

La Jolla Cove Snorkel Report Today

USA · Updated Sat 02:43 (EDT) · Source: Snapshot

The skinny

Marginal Data updated Sat 02:43 (EDT)

La Jolla Cove looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 13:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

Right now (forecast)

Poor · 0.0/10

Sat 05:00 (EDT)

Later today

Fair · 5.2/10

Sat 13:00 (EDT)

Next three days

Fair · 5.4/10

Sun 18:00 (EDT)

Model estimates using Open-Meteo; not observations or safety guarantees. Check official advisories and conditions at the beach.

Score: 5.2/10

Best time: Sat 13:00

Main risk: Waves

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

Best afternoon signal: Sat 13:00 (Fair). Peak afternoon wind is about 5.3 m/s.

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Sunrise

09:54

Sunset

21:13

Water

21.8°C

Max air

31.0°C

Sky

Cloudy

100% cloud

No good model 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

Saturday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Sunday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Monday

⚠️ Fair conditions

Main blocker: Waves

Best available hours

  • Sun 18:00: Fair (0.54) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Mon 11:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current
  • Sat 13:00: Fair (0.52) · still limited by waves, tide/current

Why this verdict

Main blockers across the next 72 hours:

  • Waves (68 hours)
  • Tide/current (62 hours)
  • Darkness (38 hours)

Jellyfish drift risk

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

Low · 26/100

Low peak drift risk around Sat 10:00.

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

Sat 16:00, Sun 18:00, Mon 09:00, Mon 19:00

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Looe Key

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✅ Good

Advanced forecast data

Viewing historical data

Fri 05:00 – Mon 05:00 (EDT)

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Snorkel Score (selected 24h)

Best snorkel score is 0.54 around Fri 14:00; 10 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 1.2m to 1.3m).

Wind is at or below 5.4m/s in 24/24 sampled hours (range 0.85 to 4.13m/s).

Tides range from -0.25m to 1.38m; 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 is better in daylight, so night hours score lower.
Detailed hourly data table
Time Wave (m) Wind (m/s) Sea temp (°C) Status
Fri 05:00 1.20 · high 1.04 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Fri 06:00 1.20 · high 0.85 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Fri 07:00 1.24 · high 0.92 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Fri 08:00 1.24 · high 1.08 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Fri 09:00 1.26 · high 1.20 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Fri 10:00 1.26 · high 1.06 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Fri 11:00 1.28 · high 1.08 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Fri 12:00 1.28 · high 0.95 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Fri 13:00 1.30 · high 1.81 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Fri 14:00 1.30 · high 2.50 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Fri 15:00 1.30 · high 3.20 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Fri 16:00 1.30 · high 3.60 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Fri 17:00 1.30 · high 4.13 · good 23.50 · good Fair
Fri 18:00 1.30 · high 4.03 · good 23.60 · good Fair
Fri 19:00 1.28 · high 3.76 · good 23.70 · good Fair
Fri 20:00 1.28 · high 3.35 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 21:00 1.28 · high 2.51 · good 23.70 · good Poor
Fri 22:00 1.26 · high 2.96 · good 23.60 · good Poor
Fri 23:00 1.26 · high 2.38 · good 23.50 · good Poor
Sat 00:00 1.26 · high 2.28 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 01:00 1.28 · high 1.39 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 02:00 1.28 · high 1.33 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Sat 03:00 1.28 · high 1.33 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sat 04:00 1.26 · high 1.32 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 05:00 1.26 · high 0.85 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sat 06:00 1.26 · high 0.81 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 07:00 1.26 · high 1.41 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 08:00 1.26 · high 0.81 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 09:00 1.26 · high 0.54 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sat 10:00 1.26 · high 1.14 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 11:00 1.26 · high 2.20 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 12:00 1.26 · high 0.92 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 13:00 1.26 · high 2.28 · good 23.00 · good Fair
Sat 14:00 1.26 · high 1.70 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 15:00 1.26 · high 2.92 · good 23.10 · good Fair
Sat 16:00 1.26 · high 3.00 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sat 17:00 1.26 · high 4.24 · good 23.20 · good Fair
Sat 18:00 1.26 · high 5.11 · good 23.30 · good Fair
Sat 19:00 1.24 · high 4.21 · good 23.40 · good Fair
Sat 20:00 1.24 · high 1.91 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 21:00 1.24 · high 3.08 · good 23.40 · good Poor
Sat 22:00 1.22 · high 2.36 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Sat 23:00 1.22 · high 3.67 · good 23.30 · good Poor
Sun 00:00 1.22 · high 3.78 · good 23.20 · good Poor
Sun 01:00 1.20 · high 0.64 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 02:00 1.20 · high 0.54 · good 23.10 · good Poor
Sun 03:00 1.20 · high 0.45 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 04:00 1.20 · high 0.86 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 05:00 1.20 · high 1.70 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 06:00 1.20 · high 3.69 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 07:00 1.18 · high 6.26 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 08:00 1.18 · high 10.53 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 09:00 1.24 · high 16.52 · high 22.70 · good Poor
Sun 10:00 1.28 · high 18.11 · high 22.70 · good Fair
Sun 11:00 1.34 · high 17.08 · high 22.80 · good Fair
Sun 12:00 1.36 · high 8.85 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Sun 13:00 1.42 · high 7.62 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Sun 14:00 1.46 · high 6.21 · high 22.80 · good Poor
Sun 15:00 1.58 · high 6.15 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sun 16:00 1.68 · high 5.52 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sun 17:00 1.80 · high 5.60 · high 22.90 · good Poor
Sun 18:00 1.90 · high 5.54 · high 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 19:00 2.00 · high 5.11 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 20:00 2.10 · high 4.31 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 21:00 2.12 · high 4.10 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 22:00 2.14 · high 3.89 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Sun 23:00 2.16 · high 3.64 · good 23.00 · good Poor
Mon 00:00 2.14 · high 3.61 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Mon 01:00 2.10 · high 3.44 · good 22.90 · good Poor
Mon 02:00 2.08 · high 3.50 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Mon 03:00 2.02 · high 3.69 · good 22.80 · good Poor
Mon 04:00 1.94 · high 4.03 · good 22.80 · good Poor