Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (09 Aug):
- 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 9PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 933 | 823 | 2087 | 1856 | 2483 | 5953 | 6548 | 5682 | 4993 | 4545 | 3868 | 3534 | 5087 | 4153 | 3306 | 2903 | 2903 | 2350 | 3803 | 4777 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM0.87m | 1:10PM0.93m | 1:19PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.09m | 00:07AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | 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 | 933 | 613 | 2087 | 1856 | 1602 | 5953 | 6548 | 5682 | 4993 | 4545 | 3868 | 3534 | 5087 | 4153 | 3306 | 2903 | 2903 | 2350 | 3803 | 4777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 427 | 823 | 3 | 1420 | 2483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 4 | 688 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 19 | 290 | 735 | 675 | 557 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 35 | 15 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 108 | 108 | 128 | 449 | 145 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 81 | 0 | 81 | 121 | 145 | 164 |
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