Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13304 | 14792 | 13485 | 12312 | 10420 | 9832 | 9020 | 8398 | 6399 | 5547 | 5063 | 4481 | 3959 | 3735 | 3493 | 2719 | 2673 | 2131 | 2097 | 1687 | 1656 | 1459 | 1735 | 1567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:20PM0.72m | 1:03PM0.76m | 12:45PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.15m | 11:26PM0.17m | 00:07AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 13779 | 13485 | 12312 | 10420 | 8933 | 7832 | 7312 | 6399 | 5547 | — | 4481 | 3959 | 3330 | 3068 | 2719 | 61 | 2131 | 1806 | 1687 | 1656 | 1459 | 1459 | 1567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | 91 | 88 | 86 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 42 | 93 | 69 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 13304 | 14792 | — | — | — | 9832 | 9020 | 8398 | — | — | 5063 | — | — | 3735 | 3493 | — | 2673 | — | 2097 | — | — | — | 1735 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 158 | 158 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 145 | 145 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 108 |
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