Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 12PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 297 | 293 | 151 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 239 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 246 | 246 | 178 | 176 | 143 | 208 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 201 | 201 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24AM1.74m | 6:43PM1.74m | 7:39AM1.87m | 7:29PM1.78m | 7:57AM2.00m | 8:14PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.55m | 1:05PM1.01m | 1:09AM0.56m | 1:40PM0.80m | 1:36AM0.59m | 2:16PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 297 | 297 | 293 | 143 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 239 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 154 | 246 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 208 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 40 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 107 | 148 | 6 | 13 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 180 | 246 | 152 | 178 | 176 | 103 | 86 | 101 | 23 | 32 | 201 | 201 | 263 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 149 | 127 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 98 | 57 | 56 | 53 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | — | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 78 | 0 | 10 | 235 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 88 | 156 | 127 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 73 | 4 | 4 |
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