Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jackals today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jackals at 12PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jackals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4701 | 4538 | 4105 | 3587 | 3543 | 3304 | 3037 | 2682 | 2447 | 2228 | 2172 | 2029 | 1835 | 1611 | 1337 | 1537 | 2895 | 2820 | 2503 | 2472 | 2441 | 2034 | 1737 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38AM0.30m | 00:18AM0.42m | 10:34AM0.24m | 1:48AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.21m | 4:39PM0.11m | 7:54AM0.24m | 5:02PM0.13m | 5:42PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4701 | 4538 | 4105 | 3587 | 3543 | 3304 | 3037 | 2682 | 2447 | 2228 | 2172 | 2029 | 1835 | 1611 | 1337 | 1537 | 2895 | 2820 | 2503 | 2472 | 2441 | 2034 | 1737 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 141 | 284 | 634 | 894 | 1131 | 1093 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | S 24 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 30 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 150 | 18 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 |
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