Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
22.9°C
4.3° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
138
136
134
133
95
91
88
85
84
83
83
83
96
146
143
139
84
126
155
209
273
312
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:12AM1.67m
6:01PM1.99m
7:40AM1.80m
7:01PM2.02m
8:07AM1.93m
7:52PM2.02m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.31m
12:12PM1.14m
1:03AM0.29m
1:09PM0.93m
1:40AM0.31m
1:56PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
30
30
31
32
31
28
30
29
27
26
26
27
27
26
27
25
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
23
Feels °C
29
30
31
32
28
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
25
24
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
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