Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
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 kJ | 1160 | 603 | 1706 | 906 | 1943 | 2008 | 1987 | 2166 | 4228 | 5777 | 6981 | 7221 | 6710 | 6012 | 5567 | 4957 | 4455 | 4040 | 3545 | 3292 | 2946 | 2721 | 2184 | 1915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.02m | 12:52PM0.53m | 2:46AM1.04m | 12:52PM0.56m | 3:16AM1.02m | 12:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.39m | 7:12PM-0.01m | 9:21AM0.46m | 7:36PM-0.07m | 9:36AM0.52m | 8:03PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1160 | 603 | 1234 | 361 | 1943 | 2008 | 1987 | 2166 | 4228 | 5777 | 6981 | 7221 | 6710 | 6012 | 5567 | 4957 | 4455 | 4040 | 3545 | 3292 | 2946 | 2721 | 2184 | 1915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | 264 | 302 | 1706 | 906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 145 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 77 | 108 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 |
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