Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3169 | 3216 | 3264 | 3312 | 3898 | 3659 | 3710 | 3056 | 6625 | 5674 | 4586 | 3856 | 3439 | 2907 | 2111 | 1776 | 1647 | 1484 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM0.75m | 1:52PM0.81m | 2:13AM0.81m | 1:57PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.24m | 7:44AM0.20m | 8:01PM0.18m | 8:12AM0.26m | 8:11PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3169 | 3216 | 3264 | 3312 | 3898 | 3659 | 3710 | 3056 | 6625 | 5674 | 4586 | 3856 | 3439 | 2907 | 2111 | 1776 | 1647 | 1484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 22 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 308 | — | 1111 | 1100 | 2187 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 614 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | 20 | 56 | 110 | 323 | 400 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 120 | 656 | 662 | 467 | 81 | 77 |
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