Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 4PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | 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 | WNW 19 | W 19 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 300 | 428 | 405 | 413 | 172 | 216 | 1209 | 260 | 1172 | 1237 | 1762 | 1210 | 980 | 913 | 696 | 555 | 520 | 407 | 316 | 225 | 174 | 121 | 715 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.99m | 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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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
 | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | 4:49 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 7 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 19 | W 19 |
| kJ | 329 | 300 | 428 | 405 | 413 | 172 | 216 | 86 | 239 | 134 | 1237 | 1762 | 1210 | 980 | 913 | 696 | 555 | 520 | 407 | 316 | 225 | 57 | 90 | 715 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 12 | W 23 | W 20 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 103 | 102 | 146 | 144 | 97 | 168 | 116 | 14 | 260 | 1172 | 120 | 81 | 120 | 227 | 203 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 70 | 198 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 120 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 24 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 19 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 89 | 45 | 41 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 119 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 15 | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 30 | 1209 | 170 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 138 | 202 | 488 | 127 | 108 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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