Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 251 | 289 | 250 | 317 | 289 | 361 | 691 | 1124 | 1124 | 1606 | 2054 | 1281 | 1765 | 1649 | 1500 | 1407 | 1201 | 1052 | 1036 | 1006 | 936 | 892 | 736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:34AM0.80m | 2:11PM0.64m | 5:11AM0.72m | 1:42PM0.64m | 6:16AM0.64m | 12:31PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.54m | 9:26PM0.12m | 10:16AM0.59m | 9:35PM0.19m | 9:06AM0.63m | 9:22PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 251 | 289 | 250 | 317 | 289 | 361 | 691 | 1124 | 1124 | 1606 | 2054 | 1281 | 1765 | 1649 | 1500 | 1407 | 1201 | 1052 | 1036 | 1006 | 936 | 892 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 4 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 25 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | W 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 2 | — | 522 | 111 | — | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 54 | 54 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 8 | 2 | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 84 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
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