Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 671 | 521 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 1611 | 1519 | 1482 | 2741 | 2897 | 3493 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2391 | 4066 | 3927 | 3154 | 3039 | 2668 | 2601 | 2721 | 2626 | 2457 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:19AM0.71m | 2:36PM0.71m | 5:13AM0.70m | 2:06PM0.73m | 1:30PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.49m | 9:44PM0.11m | 9:26AM0.60m | 10:01PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 623 | 488 | 653 | 644 | 967 | 1611 | 1519 | 1482 | 2741 | 2897 | 3493 | 3539 | 3152 | 2717 | 2391 | 4066 | 3927 | 3154 | 3039 | 2668 | 2601 | 2721 | 2626 | 2457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 671 | 521 | 314 | 202 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 453 | 10 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 746 | 1026 | 1162 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 8 | — | SW 20 | — | W 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 15 | 54 | — | 61 | — | 25 | 12 | 10 | — | 244 | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 5 | N 5 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 18 | 18 | 151 | 128 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 146 | 73 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 89 | 89 | 120 | 129 |
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