
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 21s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | 314 | 272 | 404 | 615 | 932 | 1421 | 2325 | 2894 | 4113 | 2196 | 2335 | 3588 | 4815 | 4587 | 3705 | 2460 | 1756 | 3761 | 2383 | 3071 | 2917 | 2589 | 2518 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:39PM0.98m | 11:48PM0.57m | 3:03PM0.92m | 1:08AM0.58m | 3:23PM0.86m | 2:20AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.54m | 7:14AM0.01m | 9:28PM0.50m | 7:57AM0.09m | 9:46PM0.43m | 8:36AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
— | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
309 | 314 | 272 | 167 | 214 | 194 | 1421 | 2325 | 2894 | 4113 | 2196 | 2335 | 1371 | 1373 | 4587 | 3705 | 2460 | 1756 | 3761 | 2383 | 3071 | 2917 | 2589 | 2518 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 22 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | — | W 7 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | S 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
12 | 47 | 265 | 277 | 272 | 932 | 167 | — | 106 | 148 | 1955 | 1754 | — | — | 1373 | 1044 | 1460 | 1506 | — | 318 | 459 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | S 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 107 | 11 | 404 | 615 | 236 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
2 | 13 | 188 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 313 | 240 | 270 | 39 | — | — | 3588 | 4815 | — | — | — | — | 528 | 341 | 301 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 34 | 120 | 81 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 227 | 346 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 158 | 158 | 227 | 77 | 77 |
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