Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Point today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Point at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at James Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 143 | 159 | 163 | 172 | 157 | 153 | 126 | 136 | 113 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:34AM0.93m | 3:04PM1.07m | 3:21AM0.90m | 3:56PM1.04m | 4:17AM0.88m | 4:54PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.44m | 9:59PM0.51m | 9:34AM0.48m | 10:58PM0.54m | 10:33AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 112 | 143 | 159 | 163 | 172 | 157 | 153 | 126 | 136 | 113 | 91 | 88 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 28 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 24 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 34 | 32 | — | 29 | 28 | 43 | 10 | 80 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 771 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 102 | 383 | 391 | 391 | 14 | 14 | 426 | 1042 | 1368 | 770 | 791 |
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