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The current surf forecast for Japs at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | WSW | WSW | SW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1746 | 1597 | 1562 | 1174 | 1165 | 1360 | 1436 | 1541 | 1622 | 2138 | 2480 | 2637 | 2885 | 2999 | 3066 | 2789 | 2233 | 2509 | 1857 | 1357 | 1016 | 1299 | 821 | 821 | |
Wind (km/h) | WSW | WSW | W | WNW | NW | NW | NW | WNW | WSW | NW | NW | WNW | W | SW | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:38PM 0.51 | 5:25AM 0.79 | 5:54AM 0.70 | 5:56AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:21PM 0.51 | 9:12PM 0.18 | 9:19PM 0.27 | 8:41PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |

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