Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 7PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 510 | 469 | 417 | 417 | 412 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 397 | 284 | 357 | 284 | 344 | 215 | 215 | 209 | 187 | 179 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10PM2.25m | 10:53AM1.58m | 9:43PM2.23m | 11:19AM1.62m | 10:16PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM1.09m | 4:24AM0.19m | 3:34PM1.05m | 4:52AM0.21m | 4:11PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 522 | 510 | 469 | 417 | 417 | 412 | 318 | 318 | 314 | 397 | 284 | 357 | 284 | 344 | 215 | 215 | 144 | 187 | 179 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 29 | 172 | 225 | 165 | 160 | 141 | 90 | 86 | 134 | 138 | 209 | 142 | 140 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 123 | 65 | 162 | 134 | 176 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 73 | 51 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 41 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 156 | 73 | 51 | 40 |
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