Japs Cove surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121212121212121215151515151515145
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444362595958583837282827272627353434343434333362
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
2.05
8:39PM
1.89
8:18AM
2.05
9:03PM
1.99
9:00AM
2.00
9:26PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.94
2:13PM
0.29
2:21AM
0.77
2:44PM
0.36
3:00AM
0.62
3:12PM
0.46
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--6:45-------6:43-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:12-------7:12--
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819191919181817161718181817171717171718191917
Feels °C (?)151717171717161617161718171616171717171717161413
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