Japs Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.9° 

Japs Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
191
226
220
217
171
171
169
167
164
160
153
191
203
257
232
225
212
196
209
209
196
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:35AM1.73m
7:52PM2.01m
8:52AM1.83m
8:30PM2.02m
9:11AM1.94m
9:09PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.94m
2:32AM0.38m
2:31PM0.78m
2:55AM0.42m
3:07PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
24
23
23
Feels °C
22
22
23
22
22
22
24
22
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
23
24
23
24
24
25
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