Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
848
835
714
573
517
419
460
516
536
1469
1606
1586
631
1145
757
924
2037
2390
2415
2036
1915
1756
1480
1284
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:04AM0.64m
2:50PM0.85m
2:58AM0.67m
3:02PM0.81m
3:51AM0.68m
3:10PM0.78m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.17m
9:14PM0.27m
8:43AM0.27m
9:37PM0.19m
9:14AM0.38m
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7:41
7:41
7:41
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5:30
5:30
5:30
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Temp °C
11
11
11
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
8
11
9
9
7
6
5
5
8
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
11
9
7
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