Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2895 | 2747 | 2526 | 2005 | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 907 | 699 | 405 | 350 | 969 | 1326 | 1804 | 2067 | 2176 | 2557 | 5853 | 5587 | 4389 | 4005 | 3955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM0.35m | 12:58PM0.90m | 00:10AM0.43m | 1:09PM0.92m | 00:29AM0.51m | 1:21PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49AM0.27m | 8:29PM0.35m | 5:37AM0.21m | 8:04PM0.35m | 6:13AM0.17m | 7:54PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2895 | 2747 | 2526 | 2005 | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 907 | 699 | 405 | 350 | 969 | 1326 | 1804 | 2067 | 2176 | 2021 | 5853 | 5587 | 4389 | 4005 | 3955 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 211 | 208 | 22 | 251 | 255 | 234 | 163 | 416 | 731 | 1195 | 1759 | 2100 | 2557 | — | — | 16 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 255 | 206 | 106 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 530 | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 127 | 24 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 |
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