Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 6PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.04m | 10:23PM1.12m | 10:34AM0.97m | 10:54PM1.11m | 11:36AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.28m | 4:39AM0.40m | 4:30PM0.39m | 5:30AM0.35m | 5:07PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 12 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 57 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 92 | 94 | 14 | 125 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | N 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1822 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 2057 | 2057 | 2057 | 2057 | 2057 | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | 1811 | 1822 | 1822 | 1821 |
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