Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.3° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.0m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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4 PM
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Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
17
4.5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7451
8177
7980
10483
10558
11188
11009
11356
12727
11356
10565
10010
9754
10546
10681
10197
9529
8937
8258
7905
7905
7905
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:29PM0.97m
1:37PM0.94m
00:01AM0.50m
1:44PM0.91m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.16m
5:32AM0.12m
8:37PM0.44m
6:22AM0.11m
8:06PM0.39m
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
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13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
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12
12
12
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12
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
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7
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9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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