Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Japs today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8233 | 7998 | 6776 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4193 | 3377 | 2801 | 2474 | 2140 | 1864 | 1657 | 1607 | 1558 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:16PM0.77m | 12:51PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.16m | 10:26PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 8233 | 7998 | 6776 | 6144 | 4675 | 3901 | 2787 | 5428 | 4777 | 4193 | 3377 | 2801 | 2474 | 2140 | 1864 | 1657 | 1607 | 1558 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 305 | 459 | 872 | — | 1278 | 1663 | 1692 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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