Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 50 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 126 | 131 | 126 | 113 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 111 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:14PM1.92m | 8:51AM1.49m | 7:01PM2.01m | 9:07AM1.54m | 7:41PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM1.32m | 1:55AM0.42m | 12:56PM1.25m | 2:26AM0.34m | 1:36PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
9 | 31 | 120 | 120 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 89 | 104 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 106 | 98 | 98 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
40 | 42 | 52 | 57 | 120 | 126 | 71 | 58 | 113 | 111 | 112 | 112 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 37 | 29 | 55 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | W 9 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 |
53 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 59 | 131 | 126 | 50 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 112 | 155 | 155 | 111 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 73 | 127 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 127 | 40 | 11 |
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