Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5333 | 4733 | 4343 | 4583 | 4765 | 5401 | 4899 | 4490 | 3962 | 3224 | 2985 | 2763 | 2557 | 2226 | 1866 | 1684 | 1457 | 1117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:46PM0.51m | 2:25PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.58m | 2:38PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.49m | 6:46AM0.04m | 8:53PM0.44m | 7:29AM0.09m | 8:57PM0.35m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5333 | 4733 | 4343 | 4583 | 4765 | 5401 | 4899 | 4490 | 3962 | 3224 | 2985 | 2763 | 2557 | 2226 | 1866 | 1684 | 1457 | 1117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 21 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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