Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 12 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 11PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515151515151414141467771316161616166151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881881691691721671181151101101442201441051021021021021026980123123123
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
20
W
0
SE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
1.72
6:54AM
1.83
8:00PM
1.85
7:42AM
1.87
8:20PM
2.01
8:29AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.48
1:13AM
1.04
1:31PM
0.47
1:51AM
0.82
1:59PM
0.49
2:30AM
0.59
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:21-------7:22-------7:22------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C161616161515151516161515151515161617161615151516
Feels °C (?)1211121212121211109811151313151414121415141314
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