Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2736
2623
2278
2299
2148
1974
1752
1831
962
2111
1983
1983
1810
1888
1680
1656
2065
2285
2253
2221
2125
2024
2261
2125
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:40PM0.80m
3:35AM0.57m
3:54PM0.75m
5:03AM0.56m
4:00PM0.70m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.20m
10:15PM0.35m
9:13AM0.33m
10:50PM0.29m
9:46AM0.45m
11:30PM0.25m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
12
13
12
10
9
10
9
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
9
9
8
6
4
5
5
5
8
10
11
12
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
1.7
SW
12
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
2736
2623
2278
2299
2148
1974
1752
1831
822
2111
1983
1983
1810
1888
1680
1656
2065
2285
2253
2221
2125
2024
2261
2125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
5
1.5
SSW
15
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
3
6
6
6
3
962
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
5
50
32
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Distance (km)
186
186
145
145
108
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
4
4
81
4
4
24
24
4
77
99
81
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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