Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 598 | 514 | 888 | 770 | 520 | 1379 | 1332 | 1523 | 1872 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM0.79m | 3:29AM0.79m | 2:26PM0.77m | 4:06AM0.76m | 2:29PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:51PM0.08m | 9:00AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 8 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1736 | 1147 | 1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 228 | 514 | 539 | 539 | 431 | 1379 | 1332 | 1523 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 7 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 427 | 781 | 418 | 667 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 598 | 287 | 471 | 517 | 520 | 465 | 322 | 322 | 523 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 278 | 383 | 493 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 109 | 5 | 373 | 888 | 770 | — | — | — | 1018 | 1872 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 | 89 | 51 | 301 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
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