Surf Forecasts:
Japs Cove surf forecast from 26 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 31 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 1 Nov, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period, SSW swell with 512 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 27 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Japs Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Japs Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Japs Cove in the next 16 days are 1.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Tue 27th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 31st Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Sun 1st Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Japs Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 32 | 150 | 148 | 179 | 264 | 264 | 298 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 287 | 279 | 272 | 182 | 272 | 512 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:47PM1.72m | 9:17AM2.37m | 10:37PM1.65m | 9:52AM2.41m | 11:34PM1.55m | 10:32AM2.39m | 00:40AM1.46m | 11:18AM2.31m | 2:04AM1.41m | 12:14PM2.17m | 3:44AM1.44m | 1:26PM2.01m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.22m | 3:01AM0.82m | 4:17PM0.12m | 3:33AM0.92m | 5:06PM0.09m | 4:08AM1.03m | 6:00PM0.12m | 4:47AM1.13m | 7:02PM0.19m | 5:36AM1.25m | 8:13PM0.27m | 6:59AM1.34m | 9:29PM0.33m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | W 7 | SW 17 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 27 | 42 | 148 | 26 | 264 | 264 | 298 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 287 | 279 | 272 | 178 | 272 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 18 | W 6 | SSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | SSW 18 | W 14 | W 9 | W 8 | S 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 2 | 33 | 21 | 62 | 32 | 150 | 17 | 179 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 182 | 180 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | SSW 19 | W 15 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 5 | S 10 | SW 22 | S 21 | W 13 | WSW 4 | W 4 | S 10 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 36 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 40 | 27 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 156 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 156 | 11 | 11 | 156 | 0 | 9 | 141 | 9 |
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