Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 3 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
6
6
!
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5884
4338
3436
2887
2392
1949
1538
1264
1110
1126
2715
2160
2270
2157
1968
2122
2437
2229
3117
4684
6461
5720
4694
3840
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:00AM0.54m
3:43PM0.83m
3:48AM0.56m
3:50PM0.75m
4:46AM0.58m
3:39PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.35m
8:44AM0.24m
10:26PM0.33m
9:13AM0.33m
10:39PM0.30m
9:39AM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
6
9
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SSW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
5884
4338
3436
2887
2392
1949
1538
1264
1110
1126
2715
2160
2270
2157
1968
2122
2437
2229
1907
4684
6461
5720
4694
3840
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
SSW
24
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
20
2.1
SSW
19
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
66
58
32
4
2
98
431
711
79
71
73
52
56
38
423
1398
3117
1179
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
SW
18
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SSW
24
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
13
401
6
5
56
217
38
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
6
Energy kJ
35
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
5
5
Distance (km)
34
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
99
2
0
0
0
0
0
34
93
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
8
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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