Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 3AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)191918181818181818181716161616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1489484112111154154152152150145133129127127125124124122121118806971
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
0
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
W
10
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassonglassglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
2.10
4:47PM
1.30
2:16AM
2.00
6:42PM
1.42
3:56AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
1.13
9:07AM
0.46
6:50PM
1.28
10:43AM
0.43
9:20PM
1.38
11:59AM
0.36
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:08
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151516161618191918181818181920191918171718202020
Feels °C (?)151517171619191817181919181918161718161718191818
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