Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4009 | 3609 | 3056 | 2886 | 2886 | 2886 | 2686 | 2485 | 2135 | 2103 | 2103 | 1432 | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1736 | 1238 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:35AM0.71m | 2:00PM0.84m | 2:15AM0.77m | 2:09PM0.81m | 2:53AM0.80m | 2:19PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.18m | 8:13PM0.20m | 8:09AM0.24m | 8:30PM0.13m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:51PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4009 | 3609 | 3056 | 2886 | 2886 | 2886 | 2686 | 2485 | 2135 | 2103 | 2103 | 990 | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1736 | 1238 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | ESE 5 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | ESE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 214 | 1432 | 112 | 82 | 183 | 36 | 56 | 531 | 427 | 781 | 471 | 667 | 14 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | — | — | 72 | 56 | 31 | 55 | 17 | 7 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 36 | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 93 | 227 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
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