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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
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Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 1PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
2527 | 2299 | 2270 | 1909 | 1597 | 1340 | 1321 | 975 | 867 | 961 | 1196 | 1444 | 1420 | 4077 | 4175 | 3709 | 3275 | 2667 | 2317 | 1942 | 1837 | 2073 | 1982 | 2045 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:09PM0.83m | 10:41PM0.44m | 12:32PM0.94m | 10:23PM0.42m | 1:00PM1.02m | 10:04PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.40m | 4:39AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.40m | 4:55AM0.09m | 8:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2527 | 2299 | 2270 | 1909 | 1597 | 1340 | 1321 | 975 | 867 | 961 | 1196 | 1444 | 1134 | 4077 | 4175 | 3709 | 3275 | 2667 | 2317 | 1942 | 1837 | 2073 | 1982 | 2045 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 19 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 59 | 1420 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9 | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | 11 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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