Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3154 | 2903 | 2747 | 2185 | 4249 | 4665 | 3385 | 5873 | 8335 | 7615 | 8564 | 9231 | 9635 | 9984 | 11188 | 11405 | 11713 | 11048 | 10270 | 8975 | 8928 | 9672 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19PM0.97m | 1:29PM0.97m | 1:37PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.16m | 5:32AM0.12m | 8:37PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3154 | 2903 | 2747 | 2185 | 4249 | 4665 | 3385 | 5873 | 6912 | 7615 | 7710 | 9231 | 9635 | 9984 | 11188 | 11405 | 11713 | 11048 | 10270 | 8975 | 8928 | 9672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | SSE 6 | SSW 18 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 100 | 3 | 688 | — | — | 561 | — | — | — | 303 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 34 | 623 | 955 | — | 8335 | — | 8564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 81 | 482 | 81 | 108 | 145 | 108 | 128 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 77 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 |
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