Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs Cove today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs Cove at 8PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 153 | 143 | 139 | 178 | 181 | 193 | 198 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 152 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:35PM2.01m | 6:03AM1.40m | 3:10PM1.94m | 6:43AM1.54m | 4:46PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.44m | 8:23AM1.38m | 11:19PM0.38m | 10:51AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 208 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 159 | 153 | 143 | 139 | 178 | 181 | 193 | 198 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 152 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 40 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 51 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 51 | 5 | 4 |
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