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Johanna surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 17 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Johanna surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Johanna sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Johanna today?
The current surf forecast for Johanna at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Johanna. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 253 | 216 | 249 | 99 | 226 | 244 | 292 | 360 | 393 | 787 | 398 | 673 | 603 | 666 | 645 | 624 | 594 | 600 | 572 | 523 | 375 | 240 | 231 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:53PM 0.42 | 7:59AM 0.30 | 12:37AM 0.45 | 10:09AM 0.29 | 1:14AM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.30 | 4:26PM 0.11 | 7:44AM 0.28 | 5:20PM 0.09 | 8:01AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
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