Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2345 | 2002 | 1904 | 1783 | 1668 | 1537 | 1319 | 1210 | 1006 | 944 | 786 | 786 | 645 | 634 | 645 | 694 | 778 | 778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:26AM0.44m | 12:20PM0.83m | 00:14AM0.53m | 12:31PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.33m | 5:04AM0.32m | 7:14PM0.33m | 5:43AM0.27m | 6:58PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2345 | 2002 | 1904 | 1783 | 1668 | 1537 | 1319 | 1210 | 1006 | 944 | 786 | 786 | 645 | 634 | 645 | 694 | 778 | 778 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 68 | 13 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | SW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 136 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 158 | 77 | 77 |
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