Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1076
1058
913
826
812
739
836
723
711
773
865
917
1193
2422
2358
2233
2725
3130
3548
2525
3187
2233
2390
3815
3968
4183
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:01AM0.99m
1:27PM0.57m
3:29AM0.95m
1:46PM0.58m
3:58AM0.90m
2:03PM0.57m
4:30AM0.85m
Low Tide
9:29AM0.44m
8:00PM0.02m
9:52AM0.46m
8:26PM0.05m
10:20AM0.49m
8:51PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
part cloud
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6:07
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8:16
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8:19
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8:20
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8:21
 mm
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3
5
3
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
11
13
10
10
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
5
5
5
5
4
5
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