Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
0
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1256
1082
891
669
593
593
604
553
515
739
816
1500
1856
1880
1760
1616
1594
1594
1688
1830
3372
2635
2285
2557
1857
1904
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
SW
15
SE
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:20AM0.91m
12:10PM0.52m
1:43AM0.97m
12:30PM0.53m
2:08AM1.00m
12:49PM0.54m
2:34AM1.01m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.39m
6:18PM0.10m
8:26AM0.39m
6:42PM0.06m
8:47AM0.40m
7:07PM0.03m
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Temp °C
8
7
7
16
19
18
19
18
14
14
15
22
24
21
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
4
3
3
13
16
13
14
14
10
9
10
18
22
18
13
10
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
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