Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 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 10PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1521 | 1150 | 1006 | 802 | 671 | 521 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 1096 | 1519 | 1482 | 2584 | 2897 | 3493 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2263 | 4066 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:51PM0.74m | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | 5:13AM0.70m | 2:06PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.15m | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:26AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1521 | 1150 | 1006 | 802 | 623 | 488 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 1096 | 1519 | 1482 | 2584 | 2897 | 3493 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2263 | 4066 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 623 | 565 | 553 | 695 | 671 | 521 | 314 | 202 | 21 | 21 | 128 | 128 | 11 | 41 | 21 | 244 | 634 | 1026 | 1030 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 8 | S 6 | SW 20 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 35 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 53 | 7 | 61 | 12 | 453 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 20 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 77 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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