Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 967 | 1096 | 1519 | 1482 | 2741 | 2897 | 3672 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2263 | 4066 | 3515 | 3154 | 3039 | 2668 | 2567 | 2525 | 2295 | 2263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:36PM0.71m | 5:13AM0.70m | 2:06PM0.73m | 1:30PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:26AM0.60m | 10:01PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 967 | 1096 | 1519 | 1482 | 2741 | 2897 | 3672 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2263 | 4066 | 3515 | 3154 | 3039 | 2668 | 2567 | 2525 | 2295 | 2263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 21 | 12 | 453 | 11 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 746 | 817 | 1030 | 18 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | — | W 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 61 | — | 25 | 12 | 10 | — | 244 | 42 | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 77 | 132 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 121 | 129 |
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