Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
!
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2787
5428
4777
4193
3377
2801
2474
2171
1864
1544
1607
1583
1583
1750
2275
2241
2283
2283
2639
2855
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM0.77m
12:51PM0.82m
12:50PM0.87m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.21m
10:23PM0.27m
9:23PM0.33m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
14
15
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
10
10
8
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
12
8
8
6
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