Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6795
6111
5259
4823
4130
3482
3010
2536
2268
1905
1625
1347
1197
1100
1100
963
945
901
850
1046
1095
1131
1280
2295
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
45
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:03PM0.76m
12:45PM0.82m
12:55PM0.88m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.17m
00:07AM0.21m
1:58AM0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
11
13
11
9
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
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