Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)16ft (5.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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0
!
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
13
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7
SW
16
7
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
681
671
731
830
917
1223
1624
4285
9087
27038
26458
25137
24438
20695
17193
12079
9823
7928
6344
5481
4783
4540
4314
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM0.46m
2:19PM0.97m
00:48AM0.49m
2:43PM0.96m
1:32AM0.51m
3:06PM0.94m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.43m
6:31AM0.09m
9:20PM0.42m
7:07AM0.09m
9:34PM0.40m
7:41AM0.12m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
4
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
11
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
4
4
6
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
13
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
17
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
617
681
671
651
642
552
572
342
3099
5955
21363
16064
12079
9823
7199
6344
5481
4783
4540
4314
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.1
E
7
0.3
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
2.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
190
110
1
40
264
248
2883
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
1.1
NW
4
1.8
WNW
9
2.1
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
4.5
W
11
5
W
13
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7
SW
16
7
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
42
477
731
830
917
1223
1624
4285
9087
27038
26458
25137
24438
20695
17193
7928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
8
6
6
5
5
5
Distance (km)
34
139
129
120
547
632
388
388
673
127
656
656
656
656
656
632
650
567
77
77
145
77
145
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
8
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
2
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
6
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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