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/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6029 | 5227 | 4370 | 3475 | 3031 | 2683 | 2219 | 1986 | 1667 | 1527 | 1362 | 635 | 505 | 441 | 441 | 441 | 386 | 333 | 290 | 314 | 390 | 322 | 492 | 406 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:45PM 0.85 | 12:17AM 0.58 | 1:08PM 0.95 | 12:13AM 0.55 | 1:34PM 1.01 | 12:09AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12PM 0.31 | 6:06AM 0.16 | 7:43PM 0.34 | 6:15AM 0.06 | 8:08PM 0.40 | 6:33AM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
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