Surf Forecast Surf Report

Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 12 May 2025 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (12 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.7
WNW
1.5
W
0.5
SW
1.7
W
2.2
W
2.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.2
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.5
S
0.8
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.1
W
0.8
W
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)88777777777716788871515141414146141319181818181818181818161716171616161616151588771578898814
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)427438205194183219364286286233277218125255553727248142104104103103102102797547598382838382818182276127170104928320620620314613317218618612576109692022972841447663
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
WSW
20
W
30
W
25
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.54
9:26PM
2.18
11:18AM
1.49
9:54PM
2.17
12:06PM
1.43
10:25PM
2.13
1:04PM
1.37
10:58PM
2.08
2:20PM
1.35
11:35PM
2.01
3:57PM
1.37
12:22AM
1.93
4:52PM
1.45
1:25AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.30
3:12PM
1.07
4:44AM
0.28
3:36PM
1.14
5:23AM
0.30
3:59PM
1.20
6:06AM
0.34
4:20PM
1.26
6:53AM
0.39
4:40PM
1.31
7:45AM
0.44
5:13PM
1.37
8:41AM
0.47
7:09PM
1.42
9:35AM
0.49
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
Sunset-----7:44-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46-------7:46-------7:47-------7:49------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161617161514141415161715151515151616171616151414151516161515151515151515151514151516161615151415151516151415151516
Feels °C (?)161617151211988131313121110141312121414141214141313131213151414141413121313131413151513121112141314131314131212121314
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