Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2412
2502
2754
3051
3143
2968
2968
2756
2834
3436
3292
2981
2885
2885
2926
3326
3864
4471
4705
4826
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:57PM0.69m
3:29AM0.87m
12:55PM0.72m
4:06AM0.78m
12:53PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:57PM-0.06m
8:48AM0.59m
8:22PM-0.03m
8:36AM0.64m
8:46PM0.03m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:01
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6:34
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6:35
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7:36
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
7
6
8
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
8
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