Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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)
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4
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4929
4668
4550
4974
5488
5805
5864
6206
6375
5732
5333
4559
4343
4408
4765
5081
4838
4629
4101
3563
3154
2927
2594
2226
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:54PM1.01m
2:11PM0.98m
11:46PM0.51m
2:25PM0.94m
1:05AM0.58m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.03m
9:20PM0.49m
6:46AM0.04m
8:53PM0.44m
7:29AM0.09m
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cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
9
8
7
6
10
11
12
10
9
7
7
7
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