Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Jul 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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4
4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1550
1439
1319
1200
1180
1111
1111
1059
925
940
1021
1796
4293
4938
5536
5469
5200
4881
4107
3840
3499
3314
3152
3466
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
0
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:41AM0.49m
2:05PM0.97m
1:17AM0.55m
2:21PM0.95m
1:52AM0.60m
2:36PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:41AM0.11m
8:46PM0.36m
7:14AM0.12m
8:52PM0.32m
7:46AM0.15m
9:01PM0.28m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
9
8
13
14
13
12
11
9
9
10
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
7
6
7
9
10
10
9
8
6
5
4
9
10
9
7
6
4
3
4
7
7
7
5
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