Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2792
2424
2295
2197
2129
1832
1520
1441
1179
1091
790
704
562
495
418
300
324
1757
4055
5248
6221
6819
7629
8751
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:03AM0.78m
1:07PM0.77m
1:33AM0.86m
1:16PM0.75m
2:02AM0.90m
1:26PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.22m
7:12PM0.17m
7:37AM0.25m
7:26PM0.09m
8:02AM0.30m
7:45PM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
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6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
21
20
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
16
15
16
13
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
8
5
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
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