Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2708
2390
2202
2037
1736
1699
1573
1452
1405
2815
2786
2716
2486
2360
2299
1980
2070
2070
1554
2535
2503
2413
2383
2418
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
NE
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:05AM0.83m
12:56PM0.70m
1:29AM0.91m
12:59PM0.66m
1:56AM0.96m
12:59PM0.65m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.24m
6:54PM0.15m
7:44AM0.29m
7:03PM0.08m
8:09AM0.35m
7:17PM0.01m
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Temp °C
8
7
7
8
11
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13
13
12
14
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21
21
22
22
20
18
18
19
18
14
14
Feels °C
4
3
3
5
8
8
9
7
8
12
12
11
14
16
16
14
19
18
15
15
17
15
13
14
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