Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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2
3
4
4
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121313131415151514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)451242453680319031903054310430683116358747355785575953584654395333732766231019041682175019121824
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
ENE
5
E
15
S
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.65
3:07AM
0.89
2:58PM
0.73
3:14AM
0.83
3:28PM
0.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.12
9:20AM
0.31
8:29PM
0.13
9:20AM
0.26
8:57PM
0.17
9:24AM
0.20
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset8:25-------8:23-------8:22-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181615141417181817161514142223191716161515172020
Feels °C (?)141313111215161616151413122221161515161615171817
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