Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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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)
0
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0
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0
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2
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4
3
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3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1609
2450
4871
6397
6398
5678
5220
4645
4417
3953
3394
2765
2390
2095
2037
1648
1497
1452
1338
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:42PM0.79m
00:43AM0.74m
12:50PM0.75m
1:05AM0.83m
12:56PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.28m
6:47AM0.23m
6:49PM0.22m
7:17AM0.24m
6:54PM0.15m
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Temp °C
12
10
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10
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9
10
9
9
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9
15
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17
17
Feels °C
6
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4
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4
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6
13
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14
14
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