Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.7°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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (10 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (10 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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)
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
1500
1856
1880
1760
1616
1594
1594
1804
1830
2873
2667
2024
2261
1632
1591
1438
1326
1306
1365
1261
1112
1007
928
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
W
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:30PM0.53m
2:08AM1.00m
12:49PM0.54m
2:34AM1.01m
1:08PM0.56m
3:01AM0.99m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.39m
6:42PM0.06m
8:47AM0.40m
7:07PM0.03m
9:08AM0.42m
7:33PM0.01m
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6:13
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Temp °C
15
19
22
19
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
15
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
17
19
14
12
11
10
8
7
7
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
10
12
9
8
9
9
8
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