Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
!
!
4
4
!
4
3
3
2
3
0
2
2
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4107
3792
3544
3357
3330
2614
2449
2032
1712
2520
2278
2155
2448
4314
3742
3761
3740
3325
2622
1959
1776
1183
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:36PM0.91m
2:26AM0.65m
2:47PM0.85m
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.15m
9:01PM0.28m
8:16AM0.20m
9:11PM0.24m
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
14
14
12
9
9
8
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
2
3
7
7
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
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