Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.8° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (07 Nov)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (07 Nov)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
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1
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0
2
4
4
2
2
2
0
1
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4983
4595
4117
3732
3532
3185
3010
2655
2331
2160
2035
1829
1694
1510
1256
1082
891
739
657
593
604
615
524
739
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM0.53m
00:58AM0.82m
11:51AM0.52m
1:20AM0.91m
12:10PM0.52m
1:43AM0.97m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.43m
5:40PM0.25m
7:36AM0.40m
5:57PM0.17m
8:02AM0.39m
6:18PM0.10m
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6:16
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6:13
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1
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Temp °C
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
10
8
7
7
16
19
18
19
17
16
15
Feels °C
2
2
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
5
6
6
4
3
2
11
16
14
15
12
12
11
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