Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
0
0
2
0
0
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0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3306
3110
2903
2862
2140
2610
1663
1564
2930
2887
2845
2887
2647
2426
2254
1982
1952
1677
1534
1439
1200
1447
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:52PM0.61m
1:28AM0.87m
12:56PM0.56m
1:51AM0.96m
12:55PM0.53m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.32m
6:41PM0.24m
8:02AM0.32m
6:44PM0.16m
8:33AM0.34m
6:54PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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 mm
4
1
4
2
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1
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1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
8
6
5
5
5
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
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