Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8889 | 8783 | 8564 | 8250 | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3338 | 3434 | 3060 | 2886 | 2230 | 4764 | 4765 | 4309 | 4119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36PM0.73m | 2:59AM0.88m | 1:45PM0.72m | 3:28AM0.83m | 1:49PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.36m | 8:05PM0.01m | 8:44AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.02m | 8:58AM0.48m | 8:45PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8889 | 8783 | 8564 | 8250 | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3338 | 3434 | 3060 | 2886 | 1764 | 4764 | 4765 | 4309 | 4119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 253 | 894 | 1074 | 2230 | 2328 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 468 | 346 | 346 | 346 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 81 | 81 | 24 | 108 | 24 | 81 |
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