Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 1AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2982
2614
2449
2032
1712
2662
2278
4767
5014
4920
4546
3706
3403
3319
2733
2038
1625
1402
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:26AM0.65m
2:47PM0.85m
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.28m
8:16AM0.20m
9:11PM0.24m
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
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