Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 543 | 536 | 507 | 532 | 525 | 1144 | 1156 | 555 | 625 | 2267 | 2716 | 1787 | 1761 | 3394 | 2698 | 3495 | 6711 | 5402 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:06AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.75m | 4:46AM0.71m | 2:22PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.07m | 9:23AM0.55m | 9:53PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 543 | 210 | 436 | 471 | 416 | 1144 | 1156 | 555 | 514 | 1316 | 2716 | 1787 | 1761 | 3394 | 2698 | 2847 | 3338 | 5402 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 67 | 536 | 507 | 532 | 525 | 493 | 459 | 443 | 494 | 523 | — | 470 | 539 | 241 | 1006 | 1201 | 915 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 140 | 231 | 278 | 383 | — | — | — | 437 | — | — | — | 306 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | W 6 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 82 | 8 | 10 | 592 | 632 | 614 | — | 402 | 625 | 2267 | 162 | 716 | 715 | — | — | 3495 | 6711 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 81 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 |
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