Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2629
2490
2465
2322
2322
1936
1936
1741
1597
1466
1377
1358
1158
1002
799
799
799
799
840
840
711
691
682
589
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:04PM0.83m
12:32PM0.88m
1:00PM0.93m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.19m
4:18AM0.16m
5:09AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
10
10
9
10
10
14
15
14
12
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
10
6
6
5
6
5
10
11
10
7
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
2629
2490
2465
2322
2322
1936
1936
1741
1597
1466
1377
1358
1158
1002
799
799
799
799
840
840
711
691
682
589
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
97
10
10
11
11
12
9
31
86
76
101
177
166
237
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
WNW
10
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
11
11
24
21
6
31
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
9
9
4
8
11
3
5
8
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
17
17
34
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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