Japs Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
22.4°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
425
425
310
277
277
277
280
263
318
256
314
501
494
480
319
319
324
239
300
418
523
431
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:21AM1.38m
4:51PM2.05m
7:49AM1.50m
6:06PM2.15m
8:17AM1.63m
7:06PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:05AM1.32m
00:46AM0.29m
11:53AM1.24m
1:34AM0.17m
1:00PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
22
24
22
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
24
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
20
20
22
23
22
22
23
25
20
22
22
23
22
23
22
21
20
22
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