Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 May 2026 AEST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
3
2
!
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4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1812
1779
1705
1504
1285
1172
1069
984
905
919
852
933
852
933
990
1048
2417
2962
2789
2221
2124
1665
1027
1152
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:34PM0.89m
11:41PM0.56m
12:57PM0.95m
11:56PM0.56m
1:21PM0.98m
00:12AM0.56m
Low Tide
7:06PM0.37m
5:44AM0.12m
7:31PM0.37m
6:04AM0.07m
7:54PM0.38m
6:26AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
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7:11
7:11
7:13
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:38
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
25
23
22
20
20
21
24
24
20
21
16
16
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
13
14
21
23
21
18
16
14
14
14
17
17
14
17
12
12
10
11
11
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1812
1779
1705
1504
1285
1172
1069
984
905
919
852
933
852
933
990
1048
2417
2962
2789
2221
2124
1665
1027
1152
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
W
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
29
19
18
10
10
5
1
14
67
3
6
103
2
2
2
2
2
406
451
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
S
11
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
NW
8
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
8
0.4
NNW
4
1
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
Energy kJ
11
9
10
16
3
3
5
8
13
7
11
23
7
31
222
4
41
17
20
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
17
17
34
34
34
51
0
34
4
0
34
89
34
34
0
34
34
34
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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