Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
2
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0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2148
1902
4577
4441
4043
3436
3034
3464
3020
2274
1818
1405
1254
1049
1754
1602
1521
1233
1086
878
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:47PM0.85m
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
3:38AM0.71m
2:51PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.24m
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
9:10AM0.38m
9:31PM0.15m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
3
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
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