Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (18 Aug):
- 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 10PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm 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) | - | - |
| 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 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 514 | 742 | 627 | 528 | 1193 | 1217 | 1236 | 1217 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 8:51PM0.08m | 9:00AM0.40m | 9:12PM0.06m | 9:18AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1105 | 1634 | 1392 | 1155 | 894 | 757 | 677 | 631 | 674 | 631 | 543 | 536 | 514 | 515 | 408 | 343 | 1193 | 1217 | 1236 | 1217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
418 | 667 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 140 | 231 | 471 | 525 | 528 | 459 | 386 | 322 | 523 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | SW 16 | — |
4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 278 | 383 | 493 | — | — | 443 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 94 | 246 | 381 | 742 | 627 | 505 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 2 | 36 | 89 | 129 | 51 | 148 | 34 | 81 | 4 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
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