Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | E 6 | NW 7 | ENE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 15 | ENE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 47 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 26 | 66 | 64 | 54 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:33PM0.86m | 3:09AM1.06m | 6:17PM0.89m | 4:04AM1.07m | 6:53PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.23m | 9:20PM0.77m | 10:55AM0.21m | 10:25PM0.76m | 11:41AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 59 | 44 | 43 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | E 14 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NW 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 7 | ENE 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 42 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 13 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 12 | ENE 16 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 7 | NE 15 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 54 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 68 | 72 | 69 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 32 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1187 | 1187 | 2115 | 2115 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1187 | 1187 | 1053 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1053 | 1053 | 125 | 0 |
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