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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2200 | 2321 | 1570 | 1657 | 2112 | 2053 | 2593 | 3649 | 3313 | 2588 | 2321 | 1913 | 1623 | 1672 | 2744 | 3621 | 3789 | 4495 | 4903 | 4399 | 3753 | 3364 | 3020 | 2658 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:12AM 1.03 | 12:06PM 0.57 | 3:40AM 0.98 | 1:11PM 0.60 | 4:06AM 0.91 | 2:10PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:01PM -0.09 | 10:09AM 0.56 | 7:44PM -0.07 | 10:07AM 0.54 | 8:24PM -0.01 | 10:23AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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