Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jelly Bowl today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jelly Bowl at 9AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jelly Bowl. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
220 | 220 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 81 | 106 | 94 | 125 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 64 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 00:15AM1.80m | 12:57PM1.93m | 1:08AM1.56m | 1:34PM1.91m | 2:17AM1.35m | 2:16PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.58m | 7:20PM0.76m | 6:56AM0.79m | 8:29PM0.77m | 7:21AM0.98m | 9:53PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
220 | 220 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 55 | 61 | 51 | 52 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 125 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 39 | — | 22 | 37 | 78 | 106 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 285 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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