Surf Forecast Surf Report
Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 17 May 2025 AEST
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 1PM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (17 May)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (17 May)13ft (4.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141414141414141313131313131313131313131212121111111110101010101313131213161615212019191817171716161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)100348826764571436485613560495630506846194129368035743218284223862207181715841503157217481756163413441163106413661100180721952973319139214114285818174313306530382589249737784032430642235258128731175297189498874474206089528447774032323724572416
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
15
SE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassoffglassoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
0.94
12:41AM
0.54
3:38PM
0.90
12:19AM
0.53
4:18PM
0.83
5:03PM
0.76
5:56PM
0.68
7:18PM
0.60
12:52PM
0.55
8:41PM
0.52
11:47AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.04
9:47PM
0.49
7:41AM
0.06
10:48PM
0.53
8:02AM
0.11
8:18AM
0.17
8:22AM
0.25
7:41AM
0.35
5:17AM
0.41
6:17PM
0.51
4:00AM
0.37
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31--
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21
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Rain (mm)
--1--1----------------------1-221-11-1----------------------
Temp. °C1112111210111111121212121212121111101112111099991416109131212131213131212121212121212121211121213141312121312141717
Feels °C (?)57454444676779109989986444269646345369777787778878891099111210121516
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