Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 1AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6711 | 6921 | 8008 | 9566 | 9086 | 8658 | 8711 | 8760 | 8233 | 7956 | 6776 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4978 | 4193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:45AM0.64m | 1:57PM0.74m | 1:16PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.11m | 8:47AM0.61m | 10:11PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 24 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3228 | 5553 | 6275 | 7743 | 22 | 8658 | 8711 | 8760 | 8233 | 7956 | 6776 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4978 | 4193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 915 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 305 | 305 | 459 | 872 | — | 1278 | 1663 | 1692 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6711 | 6921 | 8008 | 9566 | 9086 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 81 | 127 | 128 | 158 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 |
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