Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2639 | 3163 | 2895 | 2747 | 2526 | 2005 | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 840 | 699 | 405 | 743 | 969 | 1326 | 1777 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.35m | 12:58PM0.90m | 00:10AM0.43m | 1:09PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.33m | 4:49AM0.27m | 8:29PM0.35m | 5:37AM0.21m | 8:04PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2639 | 3163 | 2895 | 2747 | 2526 | 2005 | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 840 | 699 | 405 | 743 | 969 | 1326 | 1777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 530 | — | — | — | 211 | 208 | 13 | 251 | 255 | 234 | 170 | 416 | 731 | 1195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 255 | 224 | 11 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 145 | 108 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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