Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 4PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1048 | 954 | 800 | 786 | 638 | 606 | 534 | 534 | 332 | 313 | 734 | 649 | 494 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 272 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 125 | 196 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:57PM0.65m | 3:36AM0.93m | 2:08PM0.66m | 4:04AM0.87m | 2:15PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.40m | 8:25PM-0.00m | 9:37AM0.45m | 8:47PM0.02m | 9:55AM0.49m | 9:08PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1048 | 954 | 800 | 786 | 638 | 606 | 534 | 534 | 332 | 298 | 734 | 649 | 494 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 272 | 197 | 193 | 134 | 87 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 198 | 153 | 120 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 27 | 19 | 290 | 313 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 81 | 79 | 143 | 132 | 129 | 125 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 83 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 181 | 109 | 94 | 85 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 171 | 331 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 227 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 227 | 2 | 0 |
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