Japs Cove Surf Break

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Issued: 10 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
19.2° C

2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
276
280
280
280
276
276
204
187
184
178
178
184
184
181
208
269
269
203
203
341
324
228
225
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:45PM2.27m
8:24AM1.48m
7:28PM2.42m
9:23AM1.52m
8:14PM2.54m
10:18AM1.55m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.26m
12:57PM1.00m
2:52AM0.05m
1:47PM1.04m
3:42AM-0.09m
2:38PM1.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:41
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—
—
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5:41
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:41
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—
—
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8:02
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—
—
—
—
—
8:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:04
—
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8:04
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
20
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
280
276
280
280
280
276
276
204
187
184
139
139
184
184
181
137
269
269
203
203
341
324
228
225
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
42
17
24
24
19
19
74
72
113
107
178
178
160
158
168
208
133
149
111
95
9
9
55
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
8
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
6
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
6
31
30
30
38
37
2
1
37
5
18
8
8
8
2
21
22
9
9
22
26
26
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
—
—
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
35
35
—
—
—
—
—
1
23
23
39
39
9
—
—
22
3
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
51
32
40
24
0
41
156
83
51
40
27
22
40
156
291
127
51
40
40
5
11
156
127
127
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
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3
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3
3
3
3
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4
3
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