Name of Spot

La Jolla Cove

Summary

Big wave spot that breaks left of the point on the Southern end of La Jolla Shores, outside of Children's Pool Beach. You can view the wave from Scripps Park on the cliffs above. Only breaks on extra large NW swells.

Access

Technically this is off-limits for surfing.

Type of Wave

Pointbreak

Swell Window

West, Northwest

Best wind direction

Southeast, South

Best Tides for Surfing

Low, Mid

Crowd

Medium

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Recent contributors

pmolchanov, steve

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Location

La Jolla, CA, USA

Photo

La Jolla Cove image
The Cove on flat day
La Jolla Cove image
The Cove on a big winter swell
Image credit: Peter Molchanov | Rights/License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0

Video

YouTube video gives you the lay of the land on a day when there was swell.