Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 1PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 1006 | 821 | 2758 | 4103 | 4005 | 5058 | 6115 | 6043 | 5311 | 4471 | 4013 | 3493 | 3152 | 2491 | 2326 | 2714 | 5366 | 4701 | 4701 | 4920 | 5277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:02PM0.68m | 3:05AM0.47m | 12:12PM0.70m | 1:11AM0.53m | 12:27PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.33m | 4:45AM0.47m | 7:26PM0.34m | 6:07AM0.41m | 6:57PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 961 | 1006 | 821 | 2758 | 4103 | 4005 | 5058 | 6115 | 6043 | 5311 | 4471 | 4013 | 3493 | 3152 | 2491 | 2326 | 2714 | 5366 | 4701 | 4701 | 4920 | 5277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 388 | 480 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 700 | 999 | 1631 | 1728 | 1472 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | — | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 227 | 227 | 52 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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