Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- 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 8AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| 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 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | 3715 | 3154 | 3039 | 3001 | 2768 | 2372 | 2278 | 2119 | 2114 | 1785 | 1358 | 1116 | 933 | 823 | 2087 | 1856 | 2694 | 5663 | 6548 | 5430 | 4993 | 4545 | 3868 | 7176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.79m | 1:10PM0.87m | 1:10PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01PM0.08m | 10:25PM0.07m | 11:00PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3715 | 3154 | 3039 | 3001 | 2768 | 2372 | 2278 | 2119 | 2114 | 1785 | 1358 | 1116 | 933 | 613 | 2087 | 1856 | 2694 | 5663 | 6548 | 5430 | 4993 | 4545 | 3868 | 7176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 199 | 370 | 823 | 4 | 1420 | 1344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 99 | 498 | 1140 | 1132 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 388 | 449 | 77 |
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