Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 1AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 516 | 536 | 1469 | 1536 | 1433 | 705 | 1087 | 836 | 1279 | 1860 | 2390 | 2415 | 2176 | 1915 | 1673 | 1457 | 1320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.81m | 3:51AM0.68m | 3:10PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14PM0.27m | 8:43AM0.27m | 9:37PM0.19m | 9:14AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 412 | 387 | 361 | 1469 | 1536 | 1433 | 705 | 1087 | 836 | 1279 | 1860 | 2390 | 2415 | 2176 | 1915 | 1673 | 1457 | 1320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | S 10 | W 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 194 | 516 | 536 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 104 | 30 | 105 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 460 | 146 | 143 | — | — | 4 | 68 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 12 | — | 7 | 8 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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