Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
2
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
W
11
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1193
1171
1029
1029
963
999
1204
1310
1310
1626
1751
1915
2573
1730
1736
2023
3081
3072
4719
5854
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNE
30
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:45PM0.82m
12:55PM0.88m
1:12PM0.92m
Low Tide
1:58AM0.23m
4:17AM0.21m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
14
13
11
12
12
8
9
7
Feels °C
11
12
12
11
9
7
6
7
8
10
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
-1
1
0
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