Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3680 | 3495 | 6711 | 6921 | 6564 | 8054 | 9547 | 8970 | 8987 | 9012 | 8476 | 7847 | 6532 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4247 |
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-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM0.74m | 5:45AM0.64m | 1:57PM0.74m | 1:16PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.11m | 8:47AM0.61m | 10:11PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2887 | 2847 | 3228 | 5553 | 6564 | — | 22 | 8970 | 8987 | 9012 | 8476 | 7847 | 6532 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1006 | 1201 | 915 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 305 | 305 | 459 | 872 | — | 1278 | 1777 | 1692 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3680 | 3495 | 6711 | 6921 | 796 | 8054 | 9547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 24 | 81 | 128 | 128 | 158 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 24 |
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