Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 1889 | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 649 | 543 | 536 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM0.81m | 2:53AM0.80m | 2:19PM0.79m | 3:29AM0.79m | 2:26PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.13m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:51PM0.08m | 9:00AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 1889 | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 649 | 543 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 112 | 82 | 183 | 37 | 57 | 531 | 427 | 781 | 479 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | 7 | 66 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 121 | 56 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 7 | — | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 23 | 42 | — | 30 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 190 | 339 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 89 | 51 | 81 | 120 | 120 | 81 |
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