Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Japs today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
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2
4
4
4
5
4
2
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
11
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3369
3193
2866
2460
1983
1767
2492
3023
3080
2686
2085
1785
4446
3287
4343
4770
5247
4899
7832
8340
8119
7516
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
40
NNW
40
NW
45
W
35
WNW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:43PM0.71m
4:38AM0.67m
1:21PM0.71m
12:42PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.54m
9:02PM0.10m
8:38AM0.60m
9:14PM0.16m
9:14PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
18
18
18
18
15
13
16
20
23
18
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
10
13
13
16
14
10
7
9
11
15
10
8
4
3
1
3
4
5
6
6
6
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