Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.7° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
3
W
10
3.5
W
12
4
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2298
2083
1889
1728
1521
1554
1321
1111
862
754
1568
3369
4038
6455
7929
8174
9572
9427
8677
9308
12450
15487
17556
17806
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
40
WNW
30
NNW
40
NW
50
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:17PM0.71m
12:30PM0.82m
12:45PM0.92m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.16m
00:08AM0.12m
1:32AM0.10m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
11
10
9
9
10
11
14
10
8
7
11
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
7
5
4
3
3
3
6
2
1
-2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
5
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