Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
2
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1147
966
878
784
656
1220
511
450
555
561
561
624
923
861
708
1587
1942
2612
2708
2633
3009
3035
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:12PM0.66m
4:20AM0.88m
1:29PM0.68m
4:53AM0.79m
1:44PM0.67m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.57m
8:33PM-0.07m
9:56AM0.60m
9:03PM0.00m
10:06AM0.61m
9:29PM0.11m
light rain
thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:24
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6:22
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6:20
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8:02
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8:04
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 mm
4
1
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1
5
5
3
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
10
9
11
13
13
12
10
8
8
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