Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9270 | 9263 | 10532 | 11189 | 13223 | 17101 | 19072 | 20405 | 20925 | 23634 | 21362 | 20463 | 17458 | 16555 | 14525 | 12554 | 11980 | 11034 | 9790 | 8177 | 7721 | 6912 | 6115 | 5377 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:45PM0.92m | 1:09PM0.98m | 1:33PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM0.10m | 3:28AM0.08m | 4:53AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 48 | 8986 | 9152 | 10042 | 13584 | 15045 | 16770 | 17208 | 19478 | — | 20463 | 17458 | 15475 | 14525 | 12554 | 11072 | 10170 | 9044 | 8177 | 7721 | 6912 | 6115 | 5377 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 24 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 54 | — | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9270 | 9263 | 10532 | 11189 | 13223 | 17101 | 19072 | 20405 | 20925 | 23634 | 21362 | — | — | 16555 | — | — | 11980 | 11034 | 9790 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 661 | 662 | 795 | 853 | 128 | 942 | 108 | 127 | 482 | 482 | 1110 | 1078 | 632 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 108 | 108 | 145 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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