Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4043 | 3177 | 2979 | 3256 | 3135 | 2274 | 1195 | 1401 | 1254 | 1001 | 1754 | 1484 | 1521 | 1233 | 1006 | 802 | 688 | 546 | 502 | 644 | 1431 | 2191 | 1415 | 1137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:01AM0.69m | 2:54PM0.79m | 3:38AM0.71m | 2:51PM0.74m | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.28m | 9:21PM0.20m | 9:10AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4043 | 3177 | 386 | 330 | 167 | 362 | 465 | 305 | 1254 | 1001 | 859 | 1484 | 1521 | 1233 | 1006 | 802 | 688 | 546 | 502 | 644 | 1431 | 1765 | 1415 | 767 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 395 | 334 | — | — | — | — | 322 | 291 | 424 | 500 | 657 | 643 | 623 | 565 | 553 | 695 | 573 | 521 | 282 | 197 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | SW 20 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | — | 488 | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 58 | 21 | — | 99 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 2372 | 2116 | 2979 | 3256 | 3135 | 2274 | 1195 | 1401 | 505 | — | 1754 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 251 | 2191 | 281 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 145 | 145 | 127 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 |
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