Surf Forecasts:
Japs Cove surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 408 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Japs Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Japs Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Japs Cove in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Japs Cove over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve been staring at the charts for Japs Cove and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. For a reef break that’s already inconsistent and only works for advanced crew, the next two weeks are looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, but don’t get your hopes up.
Right from Sunday the 5th of July, it's a sad scene. The water’s sitting at 68°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a good 4°F above average, so that’s something different. But the surf itself? Poor. We’re looking at tiny 2ft SSW swell on Sunday morning with a light onshore breeze, and it just gets worse from there. The wave energy is weak to moderate at best – around 278 on Sunday morning – but with the wind going cross-onshore by afternoon, it’s choppy and messy.
Monday the 6th is more of the same: 2ft, 16-second period, and cross-onshore winds. The energy bumps up a little to 384, but it’s still poor. Tuesday the 7th morning shows a tiny glimmer – 3ft SSW, 18-second period, light onshore wind, and wave energy hitting 480 – but the forecast calls it marginal at best. That’s the biggest swell we see all week, but it’s just not enough, and the reef won’t shape it up with that onshore flow.
Honestly, every single day through to Sunday the 19th of July is marked as poor surf conditions. The swell never gets above 3ft (and that’s only on Monday the 20th morning), the period stays between 12 and 19 seconds, but the wind is nearly always cross-onshore or onshore. The energy readings hover between 89 and 480, mostly in the moderate range, but it doesn’t matter – the quality just isn’t there. There’s not a single standout session in the whole outlook.
For a break this sheltered and picky, a blank run like this is pretty normal. It tends not to stay poor forever, but this time around, there’s nothing to recommend. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the morning of Tuesday the 7th or Wednesday the 8th might give you a few weak ones, but it’s not worth the drive. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, if you’re into that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 121 | 197 | 173 | 169 | 253 | 408 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 339 | 306 | 298 | 223 | 220 | 209 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 199 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.66m | 1:10AM1.61m | 2:59PM1.76m | 2:23AM1.42m | 3:42PM1.87m | 4:10AM1.28m | 4:30PM2.00m | 6:07AM1.26m | 5:23PM2.14m | 7:36AM1.33m | 6:18PM2.29m | 8:38AM1.42m | 7:12PM2.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM1.16m | 7:57AM0.66m | 9:17PM1.06m | 8:32AM0.80m | 10:47PM0.89m | 9:18AM0.93m | 00:04AM0.66m | 10:18AM1.04m | 1:05AM0.41m | 11:28AM1.11m | 1:58AM0.18m | 12:36PM1.13m | 2:47AM0.00m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 207 | 121 | 25 | 31 | 169 | 83 | 71 | 280 | 177 | 55 | 339 | 130 | 298 | 223 | 53 | 209 | 191 | 188 | 193 | 199 | 170 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 10 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 197 | 173 | 154 | 223 | 408 | 106 | 276 | 268 | 18 | 306 | 51 | 72 | 220 | 35 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 24 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | S 9 | S 11 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 54 | 71 | 117 | 28 | 253 | 1 | 13 | 103 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 34 | — | 33 | — | — | 48 | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 28 | 11 | 127 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 10 | 11 | 73 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 10 |
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