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La Jolla Shores typically cleans up on moderate W-WNW groundswells with light E-SE offshore winds.
The wave holds at most tide stages but is busiest and most competitive on summer weekends and winter peak-swell days.
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La Jolla Shores
A long, sandy, beginner-friendly stretch in La Jolla where peeling sandbars in front of Scripps Pier reliably serve longboarders and learners while the south side can produce punchier rights. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for La Jolla Shores in California.
Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelBeginner - Intermediate
LocationCalifornia, US
Live conditions
- Waves 3-4 ft+
- Period 14 s
- Wind W 8 kt
Tide curve (forecast)
2.6 ftfalling
- Low0.1 ft
- High5.0 ft
- Low1.2 ft
- High5.4 ft
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The primary hazard is shifting sandbars and persistent rip channels-paddlers and beginners often cluster near the main parking access while more experienced surfers drift toward the Scripps Pier side for stronger peaks.
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