Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2114 | 1645 | 1357 | 1229 | 1048 | 954 | 800 | 786 | 638 | 606 | 534 | 534 | 332 | 313 | 734 | 649 | 494 | 416 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:10AM0.97m | 1:57PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.93m | 2:08PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.00m | 9:19AM0.40m | 8:25PM-0.00m | 9:37AM0.45m | 8:47PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2114 | 1645 | 1357 | 1229 | 1048 | 954 | 800 | 786 | 638 | 606 | 534 | 534 | 332 | 298 | 734 | 649 | 494 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 426 | 384 | 314 | 251 | 198 | 153 | 120 | 65 | 55 | 57 | 28 | 17 | 290 | 313 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | S 22 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 541 | 441 | — | 9 | — | — | 151 | 109 | 87 | 65 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 74 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 139 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 331 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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