Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 12 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)1615151515151515151514141414667713161616166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21520119319118818816916917216711811511011011315715311310210210210210291
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
10
W
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.77
7:46PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.83
8:00PM
1.85
7:42AM
1.87
8:20PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.23
1:03PM
0.48
1:13AM
1.04
1:31PM
0.47
1:51AM
0.82
1:59PM
0.49
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:26-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:22-------7:22--
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1122--------------------
Temp. °C161717161616161615151515161616161616151617161615
Feels °C (?)131313131111121212121211101010141415131515121213
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