Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2103 | 1432 | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1863 | 1238 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 472 | 635 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM0.81m | 2:53AM0.80m | 2:19PM0.79m | 3:29AM0.79m | 2:26PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.24m | 8:30PM0.13m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:51PM0.08m | 9:00AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2103 | 990 | 2938 | 3212 | 3330 | 2830 | 2562 | 2010 | 1863 | 1238 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 196 | 536 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 22 | ESE 5 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | SW 15 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 169 | 1432 | 112 | 82 | 183 | 32 | 52 | 531 | 427 | 781 | 418 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 472 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | ESE 5 | — | SW 22 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — |
| kJ | — | 112 | 10 | — | 121 | 56 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 18 | 33 | — | 29 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 94 | 461 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 129 | 57 | 120 | 120 | 4 |
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