
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2129 | 1832 | 1520 | 1441 | 1179 | 1004 | 790 | 704 | 562 | 553 | 418 | 346 | 449 | 1279 | 4169 | 5753 | 6868 | 8237 | 8498 | 9282 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:07PM0.77m | 1:33AM0.86m | 1:16PM0.75m | 2:02AM0.90m | 1:26PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.17m | 7:37AM0.25m | 7:26PM0.09m | 8:02AM0.30m | 7:45PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
2129 | 1832 | 1520 | 1441 | 1179 | 1004 | 790 | 704 | 562 | 553 | 418 | 346 | 216 | 381 | 314 | — | — | — | — | 8521 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | S 11 | — | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 11 | 57 | — | 38 | 97 | 96 | 118 | 155 | 249 | 246 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 20 | 18 | — | 38 | 60 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 6 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
6 | 12 | 3 | — | 18 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 29 | 64 | 80 | 147 | 449 | 1279 | 4169 | 5753 | 6868 | 8237 | 8498 | 9282 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 24 | 108 | 108 | 145 | 145 | 567 | 567 | 624 | 567 | 369 |
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