Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 13 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 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)10141467713161616161671515151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1161101131861531051021021021021026911012512312312385858584828281
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
W
30
W
10
W
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SE
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
1.85
7:42AM
1.87
8:20PM
2.01
8:29AM
1.88
8:44PM
2.16
9:16AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31PM
0.47
1:51AM
0.82
1:59PM
0.49
2:30AM
0.59
2:27PM
0.55
3:11AM
0.38
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:24-------6:22-------6:20-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:23------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515161615151616171616151515161617171616151516
Feels °C (?)978141413121514131215151313141415151515141314
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