Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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5
3
2
5
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3154
2903
2747
2185
4249
4665
3385
5873
8335
7615
8564
9231
9635
9984
11188
11405
11713
11048
10270
8975
8928
9672
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM0.97m
1:29PM0.97m
1:37PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.16m
5:32AM0.12m
8:37PM0.44m
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light rain
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
13
13
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
7
7
5
5
4
4
5
3
5
5
7
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
8
9
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