Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
22.8°C
4.0° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
159
159
159
159
157
155
153
151
141
77
104
103
102
81
96
121
91
97
133
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
W
20
W
15
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:20AM1.48m
11:37AM2.19m
1:40AM1.34m
12:26PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.36m
5:04AM0.99m
7:07PM0.40m
5:34AM1.13m
8:27PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:38
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Temp °C
22
23
23
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
21
23
21
21
20
21
20
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
25
22
22
23
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