Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 23 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 342 | 217 | 216 | 395 | 260 | 2289 | 2067 | 1755 | 1382 | 1137 | 913 | 696 | 555 | 429 | 407 | 311 | 225 | 174 | 182 | 707 | 845 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.37m | 10:57AM1.88m | 3:49AM1.42m | 11:45AM1.75m | 4:27AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16PM0.47m | 4:11AM1.35m | 7:12PM0.54m | 5:09AM1.42m | 8:10PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | 4:49 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 342 | 217 | 216 | 86 | 254 | 2289 | 2067 | 1755 | 1382 | 1137 | 913 | 696 | 555 | 429 | 407 | 311 | 225 | 121 | 88 | 707 | 845 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 12 | W 23 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 168 | 116 | 14 | 260 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 120 | 176 | 203 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 70 | 198 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 24 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 95 | 89 | 45 | 84 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 2 | 28 | 63 | 182 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 29 | 395 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 115 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 127 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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