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 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 9 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 37 | 35 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 476 | 1183 | 1604 | 2001 | 2910 | 3642 | 3389 | 3564 | 3794 | 3853 | 3530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.04m | 3:39AM0.89m | 4:05PM1.01m | 4:40AM0.90m | 5:04PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.49m | 10:13PM0.53m | 9:52AM0.52m | 11:09PM0.53m | 10:56AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | N 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 16 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 1183 | 1604 | 2001 | 2910 | 3642 | 3389 | 3564 | 3794 | 3853 | 3530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 20 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 823 | 823 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 823 | 801 | 801 | 823 | 892 | 831 | 805 | 805 |
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