Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (12 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4189
3828
3557
3162
2792
2424
2295
2197
2129
1832
1632
1432
1179
1107
790
704
562
488
418
346
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:01PM0.79m
1:03AM0.78m
1:07PM0.77m
1:33AM0.86m
1:16PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.26m
7:08AM0.22m
7:12PM0.17m
7:37AM0.25m
7:26PM0.09m
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
20
18
17
15
15
16
18
21
21
17
15
14
12
13
13
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
15
17
16
14
11
10
9
12
15
17
15
14
12
9
10
9
9
10
9
6
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