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 10AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| 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 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2491 | 2326 | 2552 | 5176 | 4760 | 4920 | 4859 | 4959 | 4560 | 4135 | 3661 | 3482 | 3313 | 3224 | 3068 | 3241 | 3241 | 3352 | 3154 | 3110 | 2903 | 2724 | 2686 | 2648 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11AM0.53m | 12:27PM0.69m | 1:00AM0.64m | 12:41PM0.66m | 1:10AM0.76m | 12:52PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.41m | 6:57PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.35m | 6:45PM0.29m | 7:28AM0.32m | 6:41PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2491 | 2326 | 2552 | 5176 | 4760 | 4920 | 4859 | 4959 | 4560 | 4135 | 3661 | 3482 | 3313 | 3224 | 3068 | 3241 | 3241 | 3352 | 3154 | 3110 | 2903 | 2724 | 2686 | 2648 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1631 | 1728 | 1664 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 186 | 186 | 331 | 99 | 99 | 52 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 346 | 145 | 145 |
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