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Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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 kJ (?) | 127 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 166 | 162 | 156 | 150 | 107 | 106 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 113 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 113 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:54AM 1.85 | 10:55PM 2.21 | 11:45AM 1.67 | 11:29PM 2.23 | 12:46PM 1.48 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:48AM 0.40 | 4:38PM 0.65 | 5:37AM 0.36 | 5:07PM 0.81 | 6:32AM 0.37 | 5:36PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
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