Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 507 | 465 | 525 | 1144 | 1156 | 555 | 584 | 2544 | 4065 | 1654 | 1882 | 3766 | 3911 | 3720 | 6880 | 5609 | 5937 | 6637 | 7524 | 6552 | 5529 | 5454 | 5363 | 5792 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.75m | 4:46AM0.71m | 2:22PM0.74m | 5:45AM0.64m | 1:57PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.07m | 9:23AM0.55m | 9:53PM0.11m | 8:47AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 497 | 461 | 383 | 1144 | 1156 | 555 | 584 | 1445 | 3157 | 901 | 1882 | 3766 | 2887 | 2847 | 3545 | 5609 | 5937 | 6637 | 6552 | 6552 | 5529 | 5454 | 5363 | 5792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 507 | 465 | 525 | 493 | 459 | 443 | 494 | 523 | — | 1654 | 306 | 241 | 1006 | 1201 | 915 | — | — | — | 22 | 54 | 84 | 305 | 404 | 400 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 231 | 278 | 383 | 567 | — | — | 437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 858 | 655 | 572 | 517 | — | 402 | — | 2544 | 4065 | 1004 | 783 | — | 3911 | 3720 | 6880 | — | — | — | 7524 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 24 | 4 | 120 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 24 | 108 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 |
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