La Jolla dive conditions
As of Tuesday 6:00pm, the best window this week is Thu dusk, 6.2 of 10 - marginal, held back by swell.
A quiet week. Last rang October 26, 2026 - 15 days ago.
Right now
The water index
Thu dusk - this bell's best window this week, scored on its own water.
The week, scored
Each window is scored 1 to 10 for this water alone; 7 is worth the drive. The bell rings only when every condition aligns and holds across two readings.
Lights, left to right: flat · glass · dry · sun · warm. All five, held across two readings, and the bell rings.
The tide
Three days, from the same predictions the forecast reads. Shaded: the dawn and dusk windows.
Water temperature
The weather model's sea-surface temperature: four days past, three ahead (dotted), today marked. Where a pier or NOAA station measures the water, that reading is the card under Right now.
The water, mapped
Gold: the coves the bell names this week. Filled: placed where USGS place names and OpenStreetMap agree; hollow: one source. Blue: the instruments this bell reads, with their distance. The arrow: the week's best swell, arriving from its direction. Not drawn, because no public source places them: La Jolla Shores (Canyon).
The coves
- La Jolla Covenamed this weekrang here October 26, 2026
25 ft · steps to a small sand pocket · sea lions, leopard sharks over the sand in late summer - La Jolla Shores (Canyon)named this week
40 ft · long flat sand walk-in · canyon head drops fast; navigate by the depth, not the sand
The instruments
buoy 46254, tide station 9410230, water 76F now (the bell wants 62F or warmer).
When it rings: the cold clear mornings after a north swell fades out. In its casting against years of this water, 23% of mornings reached 7. Rings since casting: 8.
JOLLA to 833-858-2355You get a text the rare morning this water is perfect, and the week's forecast every Wednesday. Text BELL ONLY for the ring alone, FORECAST for the week any time. Msg&data rates may apply. Reply STOP to leave.
The ledger
8 rings - 7 held, 1 broke (88% held).
| Rang | Window | Cove | Promised | The morning | Verdict | Divers reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.4 · 1.2 ft @ 10.4 s · 1.8 kn · 73F · from the log | buoy 1.6 ft @ 5.0 s, wind 2.3 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 1% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 25, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.3 · 1.6 ft @ 12.2 s · 1.9 kn · 74F · from the log | buoy 1.6 ft @ 9.0 s, wind 2.1 kn (modeled), rain 0.34 in/72h, cloud 0% (modeled) | broke - dry (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 21, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 9.1 · 1.4 ft @ 11.8 s · 3.9 kn · 73F · from the log | buoy 1.6 ft @ 14.0 s, wind 3.8 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 2% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 18, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 9.3 · 1.5 ft @ 13.4 s · 2.9 kn · 72F · from the log | buoy 1.6 ft @ 17.0 s, wind 4.3 kn (modeled), rain 0.01 in/72h, cloud 0% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 16, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.7 · 1.5 ft @ 12.4 s · 2.7 kn · 72F · from the log | buoy 1.3 ft @ 14.0 s, wind 4.1 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 0% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 6, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.7 · 1.6 ft @ 10.7 s · 1.7 kn · 74F · from the log | buoy 2.0 ft @ 5.0 s, wind 2.7 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 4% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 5, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.6 · 1.6 ft @ 11.5 s · 4.1 kn · 73F · from the log | buoy 1.3 ft @ 14.0 s, wind 2.8 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 0% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |
| October 4, 2026 | dawn | La Jolla Cove | 8.4 · 1.8 ft @ 11.8 s · 2.7 kn · 73F · from the log | buoy 1.6 ft @ 10.0 s, wind 4.6 kn (modeled), dry, cloud 0% (modeled) | held on glass, dry, sun (flat not read) | no word back yet |