Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (26 Aug):
- 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 11PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| 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 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 907 | 699 | 255 | 743 | 969 | 1228 | 1589 | 1838 | 2100 | 2557 | 5786 | 5522 | 4762 | 4228 | 3955 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:58PM0.90m | 00:10AM0.43m | 1:09PM0.92m | 00:29AM0.51m | 1:21PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.35m | 5:37AM0.21m | 8:04PM0.35m | 6:13AM0.17m | 7:54PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1945 | 1915 | 1697 | 1545 | 1335 | 907 | 699 | 234 | 743 | 969 | 1228 | 1589 | 1838 | 2084 | 2021 | 5786 | 5522 | 4762 | 4228 | 3955 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 211 | 208 | 22 | 251 | 255 | 173 | 210 | 416 | 731 | 1195 | 1759 | 2100 | 2557 | — | — | 17 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 24 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 255 | 224 | 104 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 |
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