Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3415 | 3020 | 2868 | 7520 | 9400 | 9400 | 9137 | 8593 | 8830 | 8289 | 8044 | 7631 | 7734 | 7514 | 7043 | 6537 | 5641 | 4766 | 3874 | 3470 | 2919 | 2650 | 2725 | 2941 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:29PM0.76m | 1:11PM0.74m | 1:33AM0.44m | 1:00PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07PM0.26m | 9:00PM0.37m | 5:48AM0.38m | 7:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3415 | 3020 | 2868 | — | — | 9400 | 9137 | 8593 | 8830 | 8289 | 8044 | 7631 | 7734 | 7514 | 7043 | 6537 | 5641 | 4766 | 3874 | 3470 | 2919 | 2650 | 2725 | 2941 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 17 | — | 20 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 116 | 606 | 7520 | 9400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 81 | 120 | 145 | 567 | 567 | 616 | 369 | 99 | 99 | 52 | 52 | 99 | 331 | 331 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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