Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 276 | 228 | 224 | 271 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 195 | 240 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 139 | 133 | 130 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.00m | 1:22PM0.99m | 11:04PM0.94m | 2:02PM1.01m | 00:10AM0.89m | 2:37PM1.03m | 1:30AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.18m | 6:25PM0.78m | 6:31AM0.23m | 7:34PM0.73m | 7:17AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 276 | 228 | 224 | 271 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 195 | 240 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 153 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 139 | 133 | 102 | 133 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | 117 | 149 | 149 | 143 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 116 | 121 | 121 | 125 | 128 | 128 | 130 | 130 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | N 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 25 | 55 | 52 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1045 | 1045 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
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