Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). 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 (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 544 | 1469 | 1536 | 1433 | 631 | 757 | 757 | 1279 | 1860 | 2390 | 2415 | 2036 | 1915 | 1673 | 1457 | 1430 | 1323 | 819 | 1227 | 666 | 1055 | 2876 | 3234 | 4255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:58AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.81m | 3:51AM0.68m | 3:10PM0.78m | 4:45AM0.67m | 3:13PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.27m | 9:37PM0.19m | 9:14AM0.38m | 10:02PM0.15m | 9:39AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 361 | 1469 | 1536 | 1433 | 631 | 757 | 757 | 1279 | 1860 | 2390 | 2415 | 2036 | 1915 | 1673 | 1457 | 1430 | 1323 | 819 | 1227 | 666 | 555 | 2388 | — | 4255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 536 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 102 | 105 | 104 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 143 | — | — | 4 | 91 | 32 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 544 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 202 | — | 12 | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 4 | 18 | 320 | 212 | 293 | 236 | 1055 | 2876 | 3234 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 4 | 77 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
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