Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 2PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.05m | 9:09PM1.08m | 9:14AM1.02m | 9:37PM1.10m | 10:11AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.28m | 3:16AM0.41m | 3:20PM0.36m | 4:02AM0.33m | 3:56PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 35 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 99 | 104 | 107 | 113 | 119 | 94 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | E 9 | NW 13 | E 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 37 | 65 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1821 | 1821 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 94 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 | 1821 |
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