Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 170 | 152 | 125 | 117 | 113 | 320 | 240 | 167 | 98 | 109 | 183 | 163 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 153 | 151 | 141 | 77 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.20m | 11:21PM1.64m | 10:58AM2.22m | 00:20AM1.48m | 11:37AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.72m | 5:12PM0.35m | 4:36AM0.85m | 6:04PM0.36m | 5:04AM0.99m | 7:07PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 168 | 170 | 152 | 113 | 117 | 113 | 177 | 240 | 167 | 80 | 41 | 32 | 163 | 159 | 44 | 65 | 73 | 51 | 26 | 153 | 151 | 141 | 73 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 80 | 108 | 109 | 70 | 105 | 98 | 109 | 183 | 27 | 24 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 157 | 155 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 130 | 165 | 127 | 125 | 90 | 88 | 105 | 99 | 68 | 75 | 64 | 48 | 17 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 77 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 51 | 75 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 42 | 89 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 11 | 0 | 127 | 488 | 73 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 127 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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