Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.6° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Nov)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (05 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
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0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1473
1840
1961
1764
1622
1111
1539
1358
1413
1413
926
2053
2795
3028
6484
5772
5633
5555
5270
5122
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52AM0.56m
00:57AM0.58m
11:10AM0.55m
00:42AM0.71m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.38m
6:16PM0.41m
6:31AM0.48m
5:34PM0.33m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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2
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Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
13
14
15
16
13
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
8
10
10
10
8
4
5
3
3
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