Japs Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.72° N 118.34° W

Japs Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs Cove sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 9AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.2
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
319
480
377
364
243
310
339
330
322
314
425
425
310
277
229
273
273
263
318
219
496
501
501
577
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
10
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:19AM1.25m
3:20PM2.00m
7:21AM1.38m
4:51PM2.05m
7:49AM1.50m
6:06PM2.15m
Low Tide
7:05AM1.25m
11:45PM0.44m
10:05AM1.32m
00:46AM0.29m
11:53AM1.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
19
21
20
21
22
21
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
23
21
23
20
20
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