Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 166 | 158 | 58 | 57 | 86 | 55 | 85 | 115 | 99 | 111 | 51 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.67m | 10:50PM2.06m | 12:10PM1.72m | 11:26PM1.90m | 12:38PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.99m | 5:42AM0.37m | 5:34PM0.97m | 6:06AM0.49m | 6:25PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 258 | 166 | 158 | 58 | 57 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 115 | 99 | 111 | 51 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | W 5 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 33 | 54 | 58 | 10 | 86 | 55 | 85 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 54 | 52 | 31 | 33 | 55 | 54 | 32 | 47 | 11 | 46 | 47 | 16 | 30 | 29 | 49 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 127 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 491 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 40 | 40 |
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