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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6000 | 9152 | 11770 | 11652 | 9651 | 8114 | 7200 | 6493 | 5902 | 5133 | 2381 | 4064 | 1801 | 1539 | 1519 | 1319 | 1165 | 878 | 764 | 762 | 479 | 400 | 339 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:55AM 0.64 | 12:47AM 0.70 | 12:50AM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:10PM 0.31 | 2:14PM 0.28 | 3:20PM 0.25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 21 |
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