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 6AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8521 | 9414 | 8400 | 8694 | 8580 | 8783 | 8564 | 8250 | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3531 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.91m | 1:36PM0.73m | 2:59AM0.88m | 1:45PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.03m | 8:25AM0.36m | 8:05PM0.01m | 8:44AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | — | 8402 | 8400 | 8694 | 8580 | 8783 | 8564 | 8250 | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3531 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8521 | 9414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 449 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 468 | 468 | 346 | 346 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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