Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3539 | 3152 | 2491 | 2326 | 2552 | 5176 | 4760 | 4701 | 5085 | 4738 | 4560 | 3943 | 3661 | 3482 | 3313 | 3224 | 3068 | 3286 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.53m | 12:27PM0.69m | 1:00AM0.64m | 12:41PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM0.34m | 6:07AM0.41m | 6:57PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3539 | 3152 | 2491 | 2326 | 2552 | 5176 | 4760 | 4701 | 5085 | 4738 | 4560 | 3943 | 3661 | 3482 | 3313 | 3224 | 3068 | 3286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 700 | 999 | 1631 | 1728 | 1664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | 25 | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 77 | 17 | 17 | 186 | 186 | 227 | 99 |
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