Surf forecast · United States · Southern California
Surf forecast Windansea (La Jolla) today
Waves, swell and wind at Windansea (La Jolla) (Southern California, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Fun onshore.
Windansea (La Jolla) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 12:00–15:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑W | 12–12 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 16–16 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 09:00–12:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 7–10 km/h ↑SE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 6–11 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.7 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 22–22 km/h ↑NW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 11–19 km/h ↑NW cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 0.6 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 12–14 km/h ↑NW onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.9 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 20–21 km/h ↑WNW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.6 m · 9 s ↑WSW | 6–8 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 11–10 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑WSW | 0.7 m · 7 s ↑W | 13–10 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 12:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Windansea (La Jolla)
Open the waves map centred on Windansea (La Jolla)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Windansea (La Jolla) today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 10 s from WSW, swell 0.9 m · 6 s W (Sat 12:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Windansea (La Jolla)?
- Wind 12 km/h from WSW: onshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Windansea (La Jolla) today?
- 12:00–15:00 (fun, onshore)
- How warm is the water at Windansea (La Jolla)?
- 24.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Pacific Beach 5 km · Blacks Beach 7 km · Ocean Beach San Diego 9 km · Del Mar 14 km · Cardiff Reef 20 km · Swamis (Encinitas) 22 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Windansea (La Jolla), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.