Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5292 | 4957 | 4455 | 4096 | 3545 | 3292 | 2946 | 2546 | 2278 | 1778 | 1623 | 1346 | 1147 | 966 | 878 | 784 | 724 | 700 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.02m | 12:59PM0.61m | 3:47AM0.97m | 1:12PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM-0.07m | 9:36AM0.52m | 8:03PM-0.09m | 9:47AM0.57m | 8:33PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5292 | 4957 | 4455 | 4096 | 3545 | 3292 | 2946 | 2546 | 2278 | 1778 | 1623 | 1346 | 1147 | 966 | 878 | 784 | 724 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | 146 | 104 | 90 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 128 | 673 | 108 | 24 |
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