Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 314 | 272 | 197 | 164 | 134 | 125 | 196 | 176 | 251 | 289 | 250 | 317 | 289 | 361 | 754 | 1124 | 1124 | 1628 | 2054 | 1392 | 1765 | 1649 | 1500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:04AM0.87m | 2:15PM0.65m | 4:34AM0.80m | 2:11PM0.64m | 5:11AM0.72m | 1:42PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.49m | 9:08PM0.07m | 10:10AM0.54m | 9:26PM0.12m | 10:16AM0.59m | 9:35PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 409 | 314 | 272 | 197 | 164 | 134 | 87 | 196 | 176 | 251 | 289 | 250 | 317 | 289 | 361 | 754 | 1124 | 1124 | 1628 | 2054 | 1392 | 1765 | 1649 | 1500 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 81 | 79 | 143 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 68 | 69 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 69 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 522 | 111 | — | 484 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 7 | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 83 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | — | NE 2 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NNE 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | — | NW 4 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | — | 6 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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