Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2070 | 2070 | 1468 | 2503 | 2503 | 2413 | 2383 | 2293 | 2140 | 2372 | 2482 | 2140 | 1983 | 1830 | 1956 | 1956 | 2094 | 1948 | 1693 | 1408 | 2295 | 2567 | 3765 | 3820 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.96m | 12:59PM0.65m | 2:25AM0.97m | 12:58PM0.65m | 2:55AM0.94m | 12:57PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.35m | 7:17PM0.01m | 8:29AM0.43m | 7:35PM-0.04m | 8:43AM0.51m | 7:57PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2070 | 2070 | 1468 | 2503 | 2503 | 2413 | 2383 | 2293 | 2140 | 2372 | 2482 | 2140 | 1983 | 1830 | 1956 | 1956 | 2094 | 1948 | 1693 | 1408 | 2295 | 2567 | 3765 | 3820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 768 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | 527 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 16 | 11 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 36 | 140 | 160 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 145 | 227 | 567 | 388 | 339 | 333 |
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