Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2754
3051
3143
3143
2968
2724
2834
3257
3212
3104
2885
2885
3056
3326
4131
4471
4705
4826
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
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
glassy
High Tide
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
4
5
4
6
7
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8
6
6
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7
7
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