Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4193 | 3377 | 2801 | 2474 | 2171 | 1864 | 1544 | 1607 | 1583 | 1558 | 1723 | 2241 | 2207 | 2174 | 2283 | 2639 | 3163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.77m | 12:51PM0.82m | 12:50PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM0.21m | 10:23PM0.27m | 9:23PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4193 | 3377 | 2801 | 2474 | 2171 | 1864 | 1544 | 1607 | 1583 | 1558 | 1723 | 2241 | 2207 | 2174 | 2283 | 2639 | 3163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1278 | 1663 | 1692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 405 | 596 | 667 | 515 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 77 |
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