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Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Japs Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 56 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 97 | 152 | 152 | 150 | 164 | 355 | 206 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:11PM 1.45 | 11:50PM 2.28 | 2:46PM 1.40 | 12:49AM 2.14 | 4:34PM 1.45 | 2:07AM 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:30AM 0.13 | 5:17PM 1.14 | 7:37AM 0.22 | 6:08PM 1.27 | 8:54AM 0.30 | 7:42PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thu 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
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