Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2758 | 2372 | 2424 | 2119 | 1972 | 1762 | 1450 | 1197 | 933 | 823 | 2087 | 1856 | 2509 | 5953 | 6548 | 5682 | 5491 | 4766 | 3868 | 3353 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.79m | 1:10PM0.87m | 1:10PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.07m | 11:00PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2758 | 2372 | 2424 | 2119 | 1972 | 1762 | 1450 | 1197 | 933 | 613 | 2087 | 1856 | 1602 | 5953 | 6548 | 5682 | 5491 | 4766 | 3868 | 3353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 199 | 370 | 823 | 3 | 1420 | 2509 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | 40 | 33 | 351 | 791 | 1150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 129 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 17 | 34 | 108 | 388 | 388 | 145 |
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