Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 963 | 999 | 1132 | 1310 | 1310 | 1626 | 1751 | 1915 | 2462 | 1982 | 1764 | 2049 | 3284 | 3394 | 4654 | 10486 | 9223 | 14899 | 16844 | 15656 | 13338 | 9128 | 9098 | 5087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:55PM0.88m | 1:12PM0.92m | 1:30PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.23m | 4:17AM0.21m | 5:21AM0.17m | 9:02PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 963 | 999 | 1132 | 1310 | 1310 | 1626 | 1751 | 1915 | 2462 | 1982 | 1764 | 1197 | 3284 | 3394 | 4654 | 8417 | — | — | — | — | 13338 | 9128 | 6516 | 5087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 13 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | W 10 | W 11 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 181 | 136 | 181 | 145 | 69 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 356 | 881 | 2049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1113 | 1280 | 1096 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 27 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 48 | 49 | 1386 | 2097 | 1838 | 10486 | 9223 | 14899 | 16844 | 15656 | 2111 | 8431 | 9098 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 120 | 129 | 129 | 489 | 482 | 656 | 128 | 547 | 650 | 369 | 369 | 632 | 567 | 567 | 145 | 145 |
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