Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2114 | 1891 | 1450 | 1299 | 1099 | 823 | 2241 | 1856 | 2694 | 5953 | 6548 | 5959 | 4993 | 4766 | 3868 | 3353 | 5788 | 2741 | 3484 | 3067 | 2903 | 2506 | 4489 | 3204 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.87m | 1:10PM0.93m | 1:19PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.07m | 11:00PM0.09m | 00:07AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 2114 | 1891 | 1450 | 1299 | 1099 | 613 | 2241 | 1856 | 2694 | 5953 | 6548 | 5959 | 4993 | 4766 | 3868 | 3353 | 5788 | 2741 | 3484 | 3067 | 2903 | 2506 | 4489 | 3204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 117 | 199 | 255 | 823 | 4 | 1420 | 1344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 591 | — | 99 | — | 688 | — | 541 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | 189 | 821 | 970 | 875 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 40 | 13 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 129 | 246 | 89 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 120 | 51 | 108 | 232 | 477 | 145 | 77 | 24 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 120 | 482 | 482 |
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