Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jackals today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jackals at 1AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jackals. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
3543 | 3304 | 3037 | 2682 | 2447 | 2228 | 2172 | 2029 | 1835 | 1611 | 1337 | 1537 | 2895 | 2820 | 2503 | 2472 | 2170 | 2034 | 1737 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.42m | 10:34AM0.24m | 1:48AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.11m | 7:54AM0.24m | 5:02PM0.13m | 5:42PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
3543 | 3304 | 3037 | 2682 | 2447 | 2228 | 2172 | 2029 | 1835 | 1611 | 1337 | 1537 | 2895 | 2820 | 2503 | 2472 | 2170 | 2034 | 1737 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 20 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
39 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 284 | 634 | 894 | 1131 | 1093 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | S 24 | WNW 9 | SSW 21 | S 21 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 |
30 | — | — | 11 | 17 | 150 | 141 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 44 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 130 | 130 |
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