Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 3.2°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 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
W
1.6
WNW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151515151414101414677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226226223220217217215201193191188188169169172167118115118110113123247105
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
10
WSW
0
N
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
1.61
6:02AM
1.77
7:46PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.83
8:00PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.53
12:32AM
1.23
1:03PM
0.48
1:13AM
1.04
1:31PM
0.47
1:51AM
0.82
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:28-------6:26-------6:24-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:21-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1121------1-------
Temp. °C161717171616161716161616161515151415151616151515
Feels °C (?)151615141314121313121112111112131211101010131513
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