Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 544 | 537 | 692 | 1400 | 1259 | 555 | 632 | 1581 | 2931 | 1787 | 1882 | 3553 | 3773 | 3361 | 2760 | 5340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM0.77m | 4:06AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.75m | 4:46AM0.71m | 2:22PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.07m | 9:23AM0.55m | 9:53PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 507 | 537 | 429 | 1400 | 1259 | 461 | 632 | 1581 | 2931 | 1787 | 1882 | 3553 | 2987 | 2760 | 2760 | 5340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 140 | 231 | 465 | 525 | 493 | 459 | 555 | 322 | 523 | — | 190 | 306 | 241 | 1006 | 1201 | 1573 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | W 6 | SW 21 | — | E 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 67 | — | 1 | 278 | 383 | 567 | — | 443 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 262 | 544 | 850 | 692 | 730 | — | — | 577 | 278 | 248 | 497 | 614 | — | 3773 | 3361 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 51 | 34 | 81 | 120 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 24 |
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