Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3868 | 5428 | 4657 | 3979 | 3154 | 2903 | 2747 | 2185 | 4249 | 4665 | 3543 | 5823 | 8224 | 7329 | 7420 | 9815 | 9942 | 9273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:19PM0.97m | 1:29PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.15m | 4:13AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3868 | 5428 | 4657 | 3979 | 3154 | 2903 | 2747 | 2185 | 4249 | 4665 | 3543 | 5823 | 6882 | 7329 | 7420 | 8596 | 9100 | 9273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 3 | 688 | — | — | 459 | — | — | — | 303 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | SW 16 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 362 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 773 | — | 8224 | — | — | 9815 | 9942 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 81 | 24 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 81 | 81 | 127 | 153 | 145 | 108 | 77 | 77 |
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