Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | 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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3087 | 3256 | 2941 | 2255 | 1708 | 1376 | 1278 | 1001 | 1754 | 1602 | 1521 | 1233 | 1006 | 802 | 671 | 546 | 502 | 644 | 1300 | 991 | 1381 | 1029 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:54PM0.79m | 3:38AM0.71m | 2:51PM0.74m | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.28m | 9:21PM0.20m | 9:10AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 386 | 330 | 167 | 362 | 322 | 1376 | 1278 | 1001 | 842 | 1602 | 1521 | 1233 | 1006 | 802 | 623 | 546 | 367 | 644 | 1300 | 991 | 1381 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 175 | 305 | 424 | 500 | 657 | 643 | 623 | 565 | 553 | 695 | 671 | 521 | 502 | 243 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 1029 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 214 | 291 | 488 | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 16 | 33 | 32 | — | 61 | — | 176 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 8 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 3087 | 3256 | 2941 | 2255 | 1708 | — | 470 | — | 1754 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | 61 | 157 | 264 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 128 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 127 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 4 |
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