Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1875 | 1602 | 1521 | 1150 | 1006 | 802 | 671 | 521 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 991 | 2109 | 1610 | 2150 | 2897 | 3493 | 3729 | 3152 | 2754 | 2263 | 3859 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51PM0.74m | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | 5:13AM0.70m | 2:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:26AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 904 | 1602 | 1521 | 1150 | 1006 | 802 | 623 | 488 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 991 | 2109 | 1610 | 2150 | 2897 | 3493 | 3729 | 3152 | 2754 | 2263 | 3859 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | WSW 7 | S 8 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 657 | 643 | 623 | 565 | 553 | 695 | 671 | 521 | 325 | 202 | 21 | 156 | 12 | 393 | 125 | 62 | 5 | 312 | 746 | 817 | 1030 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 16 | 54 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 53 | 8 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 7 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1875 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 26 | 220 | — | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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