Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (17 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3338 | 3434 | 3060 | 2726 | 2230 | 4949 | 4586 | 4292 | 4310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM0.88m | 1:45PM0.72m | 3:28AM0.83m | 1:49PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.01m | 8:44AM0.42m | 8:25PM0.02m | 8:58AM0.48m | 8:45PM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7735 | 7237 | 6477 | 5605 | 4814 | 4042 | 3230 | 3137 | 3242 | 3338 | 3434 | 3060 | 2726 | 1892 | 4949 | 4586 | 4292 | 4310 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 72 | 253 | 894 | 1074 | 2230 | 2328 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 346 | 227 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 108 |
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