Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 302 | 283 | 283 | 226 | 291 | 314 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 318 | 310 | 287 | 279 | 279 | 275 | 275 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.46m | 11:18AM2.31m | 2:04AM1.41m | 12:14PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.12m | 4:47AM1.13m | 7:02PM0.19m | 5:36AM1.25m | 8:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 264 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 302 | 283 | 283 | 226 | 291 | 314 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 318 | 310 | 287 | 279 | 279 | 275 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | S 10 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 22 | W 8 | W 8 | S 21 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 12 | W 8 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 14 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | SW 21 | S 21 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 156 | 11 | 11 |
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