Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 75 | 76 | 188 | 190 | 246 | 252 | 201 | 170 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 163 | 235 | 238 | 238 | 232 | 232 |
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-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.84m | 1:07AM1.73m | 2:25PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.96m | 7:01AM0.36m | 7:28PM0.96m | 7:37AM0.58m | 8:47PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 75 | 76 | 188 | 190 | 246 | 252 | 201 | 170 | 66 | 39 | 38 | 163 | 235 | 238 | 238 | 232 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 74 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 41 | 22 | 66 | 64 | 38 | 58 | 123 | 112 | 103 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | W 5 | W 15 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 83 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 156 | 73 | 51 | 41 |
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