Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7583
7478
8354
8892
9516
11626
14263
14566
13062
11915
10420
9832
9020
8398
7219
6024
5381
4742
4197
3482
3471
3114
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:51AM0.65m
3:03PM0.72m
2:20PM0.72m
1:03PM0.76m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.57m
10:56PM0.15m
11:26PM0.17m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
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