Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 03 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 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)788888202019191818181818171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13811378442931306766116107108163104150140195188185183131179165210
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
NE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
S
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.68
10:35PM
2.12
11:45AM
1.55
11:00PM
2.07
12:34PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.40
4:23PM
0.86
5:29AM
0.41
4:43PM
0.99
6:11AM
0.47
4:59PM
1.11
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--6:37-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515172224232521192021232221191818182019191917
Feels °C (?)141315181918202118161819181716171618171816161615
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