Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6202
5474
4692
3816
3318
2522
2114
1751
1357
1313
1048
954
869
786
638
606
483
534
332
298
746
649
502
471
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM0.98m
1:44PM0.65m
3:10AM0.97m
1:57PM0.65m
3:36AM0.93m
2:08PM0.66m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.36m
8:03PM0.00m
9:19AM0.40m
8:25PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.45m
8:47PM0.02m
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
16
18
15
13
12
13
18
21
21
21
19
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
7
11
15
11
9
8
8
13
17
19
19
16
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