Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1796 | 1376 | 1278 | 1001 | 1754 | 1602 | 1521 | 1150 | 1086 | 802 | 671 | 521 | 502 | 644 | 967 | 2285 | 1415 | 1591 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:38AM0.71m | 2:51PM0.74m | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.20m | 9:10AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 1796 | 1376 | 1278 | 1001 | 904 | 1602 | 1521 | 1150 | 1086 | 802 | 623 | 494 | 502 | 644 | 967 | 1869 | 1415 | 1591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 322 | 305 | 424 | 500 | 657 | 643 | 623 | 565 | 553 | 695 | 671 | 521 | 282 | 167 | 12 | 12 | 262 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 6 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 175 | 291 | 488 | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 48 | 45 | 26 | 16 | 58 | 21 | 3 | 61 | 12 | 453 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | SW 8 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1316 | — | 470 | — | 1754 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 16 | 50 | 2285 | — | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 127 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 |
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