Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at James Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for James Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at James Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 53 | 43 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 96 | 69 | 580 | 1087 | 1386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.07m | 2:46AM0.91m | 3:12PM1.04m | 3:39AM0.89m | 4:05PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.51m | 8:55AM0.49m | 10:13PM0.53m | 9:52AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 53 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1087 | 1386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 5 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | NE 13 | ESE 9 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 35 | 58 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 10 | NE 13 | SE 8 | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 16 | 10 | 38 | 19 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 8 | NNE 5 | N 9 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 96 | 69 | 580 | 876 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1367 | 770 | 683 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 805 | 831 | 823 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 |
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