Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3415
3020
2421
1941
1760
1760
1501
3136
3222
2925
2550
2404
2298
2111
1776
1626
1714
1576
1179
978
965
1281
2562
4403
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
40
N
45
NNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM0.60m
2:55PM0.66m
1:17PM0.71m
12:30PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.26m
9:49AM0.56m
11:02PM0.21m
11:24PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
9
9
8
12
14
11
10
9
10
11
13
13
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
9
11
9
7
7
6
5
4
8
10
7
5
4
4
4
5
4
2
1
0
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